Chapter 1. Real Numbers
1. | Express 140 as a product of its prime factors. | (1-mark) |
2. | Find the LCM and HCF of 12, 15 and 21 by the prime factorization method. | (1-mark) |
3. | Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorization method. | (1-mark) |
4. | State whether will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal. | (1-mark) |
5. | State whether will have a terminating decimal expansion or a non-terminating repeating decimal. | (1-mark) |
6. | Find the LCM and HCF of 26 and 91 and verify that LCM x HCF = product of the two numbers. | (3-marks) |
7. | Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 135 and 225 | (3-marks) |
8. | Use Euclid’s division lemma to show that the square of any positive integer is either of the form 3m or 3m + 1 for some integer m. | (3-marks) |
9. | Prove that is irrational. | (3-marks) |
10. | Show that is irrational. | (3-marks) |
11. | Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q is some integer. | (3-marks) |
12. | An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can march? |
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