Q) If √2 is given as an irrational number, then prove that (5 – 2√2) is an irrational number. Ans: STEP BY STEP SOLUTION Let’s start by considering 5 – 2 √2 is a rational number. ∴ 5 – 2 √2 =  (here p and q are integers and q ≠ 0) ∴ – […]
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Q) How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which when divided by 4 leave a remainder 3? Also find their sum? Ans:Â Step 1: Since we need to find out numbers divisible by 4 between 10 and 300. These numbers will be in an AP where common difference will be 4. Let’s find out
Q) Find the sum of all integers between 50 and 500, which are divisible by 7. Ans:Â Step 1: Let’s find out 1st term and last term. Since we need to find out numbers divisible by 7 between 50 and 500. These numbers will be in an AP where common difference will be 7. 1st
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Q) As observed from the top of a lighthouse, 100 m above sea level, the angle of depression of a ship, sailing directly towards it, changes from 30° to 45°. Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period of observation. (Use √3 = 1.732) Ans: Let’s start with the diagram for this question:
Q) In a park, four poles are standing at positions A, B, C and D around the circular fountain such that the cloth joining the poles AB, BC, CD and DA touches the circular fountain at P, Q, R and S respectively as shown in the figure. Based on the above information, answer the following
Q)Â While playing in a garden, Samaira saw a honeycomb and asked her mother what is that. Her mother replied that it’s a honeycomb made by honey bees to store honey. Also, she told her that the shape of the honeycomb formed is a mathematical structure. The mathematical representation of the honeycomb is shown in the
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Q) A ball is thrown in the air so that t seconds after it is thrown, its height h metre above its starting point is given by the polynomial h = 25t – 5t2. Observe the graph of the polynomial and answer the following questions : (i) Write zeroes of the given polynomial.(ii) Find the
Q) The word ‘circus’ has the same root as ‘circle’. In a closed circular area, various entertainment acts including human skill and animal training are presented before the crowd.A circus tent is cylindrical upto a height of 8 m and conical above it. The diameter of the base is 28 m and total height of
Q) In a survey on holidays, 120 people were asked to state which type of transport they used on their last holiday. The following pie chart shows the result of the survey. Observe the pie chart and answer the following questions:1 (i) If one person is selected at random, find the probability that he/she travelled
Q) From the top of a 15 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is found to be 30°. From the bottom of the same building, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°. Find the height of the tower and the