- State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answers.
(i) Every irrational number is a real number.
(ii) Every point on the number line is of the form √m , where m is a natural number.
(iii) Every real number is an irrational number.
Solution:
(i)True.
All rational and irrational numbers together make up the collection of real numbers R.
(ii)False
Because there infinitely many numbers between √4 and √5
- Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational? If not, give an example of the square root of a number that is a rational number.
Solution:
False. Square roots of all positive integers are not irrational numbers. For example 4, 9, 16, etc. are is a positive integers and their square roots are 2, 9 and 4 are rational numbers.
- Show how √5 can be represented on the number line.
Solution:
To represent √5 on the number line
- Take a length of two units from 0 on the number in positive direction and one unit perpendicular to it. The hypotenuse of the triangle formed is of the length √5.
- With the help of the divider draw an arc which cuts the number line at √5 .
- Join the points to form the triangle.
- The length equal to the hypotenuse of √5 units can be cut on the number line.
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