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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Number Systems

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Number Systems

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Imagine you return from the grocery store and see you forgot to buy 3 out of 10 things your mother asked you to buy. Or, during the calculation of your savings at the end of the month, wondering if the spending is greater than your pocket money. Or checking the current temperature on your phone. These are all examples of various forms of numbers like fractions, negative, positive, etc. ,and in class 9 Maths NCERT chapter 1, students will get to know more about the number systems. In this chapter, we will study rational and irrational numbers, real numbers and the operations and laws of exponents of real numbers. The main idea behind this article is also to give students step-by-step solutions so that they understand and can do the same types of questions on their own.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Number Systems
NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Number Systems

Numbers are everywhere, and without them, our daily lives are incomplete. Number systems class 9 Ncert solutions are prepared by the experienced Careers360 experts, and the latest CBSE syllabus has been followed in these solutions. These Number System Class 9 Maths NCERT Exemplar Solutions are also useful for further practice purposes. Students can also use the Number System Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Notes as a revision tool.

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Number Systems Class 9 Solutions - Important Formulae

Any unique real number can be represented on a number line.

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If r = rational number and s = irrational number

Then (r + s), (r – s), (r × s), and (rs) all are irrational.

Rules for positive real numbers:

  • (i) ab=ab
  • (ii) ab=ab
  • (iii) (a+b)(ab)=ab
  • (iv) (a+b)(ab)=a2b
  • (v) (a+b)2=a+2ab+b

* To rationalise the denominator of 1a+b, we multiply this by abab, where a and b are integers.

Let a>0 be a real number and p and q be rational numbers. Then
(i) apaq=ap+q
(ii) (ap)q=apq
(iii) apaq=apq
(iv) apbp=(ab)p

Number Systems Class 9 NCERT Solutions (Exercise)

Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Question Answer: Exercise: 1.1
Total Questions: 4
Page number: 5

Q1. Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form pq, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0?

Answer:

Any number that can represent in the form of pq
(where q0) is a rational number

Now, we can write 0 in the form of pq
for eg. 01,02,01 etc.

Therefore, 0 is a rational number.

Q2. Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.

Answer:

There is an infinite number of rational numbers between 3 and 4. One way to take them is3=217 and 4=287
Therefore, six rational numbers between 3 and 4 are 227,237,247,257,267,277.

Q3. Find five rational numbers between 35 and 45 .

Answer:

We can write
35=3×65×6=1830
And
45=4×65×6=2430
Therefore, five rational numbers between 35 and 45 are 1930,2030,2130,2230,2330.

Q4.(i) State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers.
(i)Every natural number is a whole number.

Answer:

(i) TRUE
The numbers that start from 1, i.e 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, .................. are natural numbers.
The numbers that start from 0, i.e, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,..., are whole numbers.
Therefore, we can clearly see that the collection of whole numbers contains all natural numbers.

Q4. (ii) State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers.
(ii) Every integer is a whole number.

Answer:

(ii) FALSE
Integers may be negative or positive, but whole numbers are always positive.
For eg, -1 is an integer but not a whole number.

Q4. (iii) State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers.
(iii) Every rational number is a whole number.

Answer:

(iii) FALSE
Numbers that can be represented in the form of pq
(where q0) are a rational number.
And numbers that start from 0, i.e., 0,1,2,3,4,......... are whole numbers.
Therefore, we can clearly see that every rational number is not a whole number.
for eg. 34 is a rational number but not a whole number

Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Question Answer: Exercise: 1.2
Total Questions: 3
Page number: 8

Q1.(i) State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answers.
(i) Every irrational number is a real number.

Answer:

(i) TRUE
Since the real numbers are the collection of all rational and irrational numbers.

Q1. (ii) State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answers.
(ii) Every point on the number line is of the form m, where m is a natural number.

Answer:

(ii) FALSE
Because negative numbers are also present on the number line and no negative number can be the square root of any natural number

Q1. (iii) State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answers.
(iii) Every real number is an irrational number.

Answer:

(iii) FALSE
Real numbers include both rational and irrational numbers. Therefore, every real number is not an irrational number.

For eg, 4 is a real number but not an irrational number.

Q2. 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.

Answer:

NO, the Square root of all positive integers is not irrational. For the eg square of 4 is 2, which is a rational number.

Q3. Show how 5 can be represented on the number line.

Answer:

We know that
5=(2)2+(1)2
Now,
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Let OA be a line of length 2 units on the number line.
Now, construct AB of unit length perpendicular to OA. and join OB.
Now, in right angle triangle OAB, by Pythagoras theorem
OB=(2)2+(1)2=5
Now, take O as the centre and OB as the radius, and draw an arc intersecting the number line at C.
Point C represents 5 on a number line.

Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Question Answer: Exercise: 1.3
Total Questions: 9
Page number: 14

Q1.(i) Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each has : (i) 36100

Answer:

We can write 36100 as
36100=0.36
Since the decimal expansion ends after a finite number of steps. Hence, it is terminating

Q1. (ii) Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each has : (ii) 111

Answer:

We can rewrite 111 as

111=0.09090909.....=0.09
Since decimal expansion repeats itself,
So, it is a non-terminating recurring decimal expansion.

Q1. (iii) Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each has : (iii) 418

Answer:

We can rewrite 418 as

418=338=4.125
Since the decimal expansion ends after a finite number.
Therefore, it is terminating.

Q1. (iv) Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each has: (iv) 313

Answer:

We can rewrite 313 as

313=0.230769230769=0.230769
Since decimal expansion repeats itself,
So, it is a non-terminating recurring decimal expansion.

Q1.(v) Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each has: (v) 211

Answer:

We can rewrite 211 as

211=0.181818......=0.18
Since decimal expansion repeats itself so it is a non-terminating recurring decimal expansion.

Q1.(vi) Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each has : (vi) 329400

Answer:

We can rewrite 329400 as

329400=0.8225
Since decimal expansion ends after a finite no. of figures.
Hence, it is terminating.

Q2. You know that 17=0.142857 Can you predict what the decimal expansions of 27,37,47,57,67 are, without actually doing the long division? If so, how?

Answer:

It is given that 17=0.142857

Therefore,

27=2×17=2×0.142857=0.285714

Similarly,

37=3×17=3×0.142857=0.428571

47=4×17=4×0.142857=0.571428

57=5×17=5×0.142857=0.714285

67=6×17=6×0.142857=0.857142

Q3. (i) Express the following in the form pq, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. (i) 0.6¯

Answer:

Let x=0.6=0.6666.... -(i)

Now, multiply by 10 on both sides,

10x=6.6666...

10x=6+x (using (i))

9x=6

x=69=23

Therefore, pq form of 0.6¯ is 23.

Q3.(ii) Express the following in the form pq, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. (ii) 0.47¯

Answer:

We can write 0.47 as

0.47=410+0.777..10 -(i)

Now,

Let x=0.7=0.7777.... -(ii)

Now, multiply by 10 on both sides,

10x=7.7777...

10x=7+x (using (ii))

9x=7

x=79
Now, put the value of x in equation (i), We will get,

0.47=410+710×9=410+790=36+790=4390

Therefore, pq form of 0.47 is 4390

Q3.(iii) Express the following in the form pq, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. (iii) 0.001

Answer:

Let x=0.001=0.001001.... -(i)

Now, multiply by 1000 on both sides.

1000x=1.001001...

1000x=1+x (using (i))

999x=1

x=1999

Therefore, pq form of 0.001 is 1999

Q4. Express 0.99999 .... in the form pq. Are you surprised by your answer?

Answer:

Let x=0.9=0.9999.... -(i)

Now, multiply by 10 on both sides.

10x=9.999....

10x=9+x (using (i))

9x=9

x=99=1

Therefore, pq form of 0.999.... is 1

The difference between 1 and 0.999999 is 0.000001, which is almost negligible.

Therefore, 0.999 is much closer to 1. Hence, we can write 0.999999.... as 1

Q5. What can the maximum number of digits be in the repeating block of digits in the decimal expansion of 117? Perform the division to check your answer.

Answer:

We can rewrite 117 as
117=0.05882352941176470588235294117647=0.0588235294117647
Therefore, there are a total 16 number of digits in the repeating block of digits in the decimal expansion of 117

Q6. Look at several examples of rational numbers in the form pq (q ≠ 0), where p and q are integers with no common factors other than 1 and having terminating decimal representations (expansions). Can you guess what property q must satisfy?

Answer:

We can observe that when q is 2, 4, 5, 8, 10…
Then the decimal expansion is terminating. For example:

32=1.5 , denominator q=21

85=1.6 , denominator q=51

1510=1.5 , denominator q=10=2×5=21,51

Therefore,

It can be observed that the terminating decimal can be obtained in a condition where prime factorization of the denominator of the given fractions has the power of 2 only or 5 only, or both.

Q7. Write three numbers whose decimal expansions are non-terminating and non-recurring.

Answer:

Three numbers whose decimal expansions are non-terminating non-recurring are
1) 0.02002000200002......
2) 0.15115111511115.......
3) 0.27227222722227.......

Q8. Find three different irrational numbers between the rational numbers 57 and 911 .

Answer:

We can write 57 as

57=0.714285714285....=0.714285

And 911 as

911=0.818181....=0.81
Therefore, three different irrational numbers between the rational numbers 57 and 911 are

1) 0.72737475....
2) 0.750760770780...
3) 0.790780770760....

Q9.(i) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 23

Answer:

We can rewrite 23 in decimal form as

23=4.7958152....

Now, as the decimal expansion of this number is non-terminating and non-recurring.

Therefore, it is an irrational number.

Q9.(ii) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 225

Answer:

We can rewrite 225 as

225=15
We can clearly see that it is a rational number because we can represent it in pq form

Q9.(iii) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 0.3796

Answer:

We can rewrite 0.3796 as

0.3796=379610000
Now, we can clearly see that it is a rational number as the decimal expansion of this number is terminating, and we can also write it in pq form.

Q9.(iv) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 7.478478....

Answer:

We can rewrite 7.478478.... as

7.478478....=7.478
Now, as the decimal expansion of this number is non-terminating recurring. Therefore, it is a rational number.

Q9.(v) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 1.101001000100001...

Answer:

In the case of number 1.101001000100001...
As the decimal expansion of this number is non-terminating and non-repeating.
Therefore, it is an irrational number.

Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Question Answer: Exercise: 1.4
Total Questions: 5
Page number: 20-21

Q1. (i) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 25

Answer:

Value of 5 is 2.23606798....
Now,
25=22.23606798...=0.23606798...
Now,
Since the number is in non-terminating non-recurring.
Therefore, it is an irrational number.

Q1.(ii) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: (3+23)23

Answer:

Given number is (3+23)23

(3+23)23=3+2323=3
Now, it is clearly a rational number because we can represent it in the form of pq

Q1. (iii) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 2777

Answer:

Given number is 2777

2777=27
As we can clearly see that it can be represented in pq form. Therefore, it is a rational number.

Q1. (iv) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 12

Answer:

Given number is 12

12=22=1.41421356..2=0.7071068...
Now,
The decimal expansion of this expression is non-terminating and non-recurring.
Therefore, it is an irrational number.

Q1. (v) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: 2π

Answer:

Given number is 2π
We know that the value of π=3.14159265...
Now,
2π=2×3.14159265...=6.2831853...
Now,
The decimal expansion of this expression is non-terminating and non-recurring.
Therefore, it is an irrational number.

Q2.(i) Simplify each of the following expressions: (3+3)(2+2)

Answer:

Given number is (3+3)(2+2)
Now, we will reduce it into
(3+3)(2+2)
=3.2+3.2+3.2+3.2
=6+32+23+6
Therefore, answer is 6+32+23+6

Q2.(ii) Simplify each of the following expressions: (3+3)(33)

Answer:

The given number is

(3+3)(33)
Now, we will reduce it into
(3+3)(33)
=((3)2(3)2) Using ( (a+b)(ab)=a2b2)
=93=6
Therefore, the answer is 6.

Q2.(iii) Simplify each of the following expressions: (5+2)2

Answer:

Given number is (5+2)2
Now, we will reduce it into(5+2)2
=((5)2+(2)2+2.5.2) Uisng ( (a+b)2=a2+b2+2ab)
=5+2+210
=7+210

Therefore, the answer is 7+210

Q2.(iv) Simplify each of the following expressions: (52)(5+2)

Answer:

Given number is (52)(5+2)
Now, we will reduce it into
=(52)(5+2)
=((5)2(2)2) Using ( (a+b)(ab)=a2b2)
=52
=3
Therefore, the answer is 3.

Q3. Recall, π is defined as the ratio of the circumference (say c) of a circle to its diameter (say d). That is, π=cd. This seems to contradict the fact that π is irrational. How will you resolve this contradiction?

Answer:

There is no contradiction.
When we measure a length with a scale or any other instrument, we only obtain an approximate rational value.
We never obtain an exact value.
For this reason, we cannot say that either c or d is irrational.
Therefore, the fraction cd is irrational.
Hence, the value of π is approximately equal to 227=3.142857....

Therefore, π is irrational.

Q4. Represent 9.3 on the number line.

Answer:

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Draw a line segment OB of 9.3 units.
Then, extend it to C so that BC = 1 unit.
Find the mid-point D of OC and draw a semi-circle on OC while taking D as its centre and OD as the radius.
Now, draw a perpendicular to line OC passing through point B and intersecting the semi-circle at E.
Now, take B as the centre and BE as the radius,
draw an arc intersecting the number line at F.
The length BF is 93 units.

Q5. (i) Rationalise the denominators of the following: 17

Answer:

Given number is 17

Now, on rationalisation, we will get,

17=17×77=77

Therefore, the answer is 77.

Q5.(ii) Rationalise the denominators of the following: 176

Answer:

Given number is 176

Now, on rationalisation, we will get

=176
=176×7+67+6
=7+6(7)2(6)2
=7+676
=7+6
Therefore, the answer is 7+6.

Q5.(iii) Rationalise the denominators of the following: 15+2

Answer:

Given number is 15+2

Now, on rationalisation, we will get

=15+2
=15+2×5252
=52(5)2(2)2
=5252
=523

Therefore, the answer is 523

Q5.(iv) Rationalise the denominators of the following: 172

Answer:

Given number is 172

Now, on rationalisation, we will get

=172
=172×7+27+2
=7+2(7)2(2)2
=7+274
=7+23

Therefore, answer is 7+23

Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Question Answer: Exercise: 1.5
Total Questions: 3
Page number: 23

Q1. (i) Find : 6412

Answer:

Given number is 6412

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

6412=(82)12=8

Therefore, the answer is 8.

Q1. (ii) Find : 3215

Answer:

Given number is 3215

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

3215=(25)15=2

Therefore, the answer is 2.

Q1. (iii) Find : 12513

Answer:

Given number is 12513

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

12513=(53)13=5

Therefore, the answer is 5.

Q2. (i) Find : 932

Answer:

Given number is 932

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

932=(32)32=33=27

Therefore, the answer is 27.

Q2. (ii) Find : 3225

Answer:

Given number is 3225

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

3225=(25)25=22=4

Therefore, the answer is 4.

Q2. (iii) Find : 1634

Answer:

Given number is 1634

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

1634=(24)34=23=8

Therefore, the answer is 8.

Q2. (iv) Find : 12513

Answer:

Given number is 12513

Now, on simplifying it, we will get

12513=(53)13=51=15
Therefore, the answer is 15.

Q3. (i) Simplify : 223.215

Answer:

Given number is 223.215

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

223.215=223+15=210+315=21315
(an.am=an+m)

Therefore, the answer is 21315.

Q3. (ii) Simplify : (133)7

Answer:

Given number is (133)7

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

(133)7=1733×7=1321=321
((an)m=an.m and 1am=am)

Therefore, the answer is 321.

Q3. (iii) Simplify : 11121114

Answer:

Given number is 11121114

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

11121114=111214=11214=1114
(anam=anm)
Therefore, the answer is 1114.

Q3. (iv) Simplify : 712.812

Answer:

Given number is 712.812

Now, on simplifying it, we will get,

712.812=(7×8)12=5612
(an.bn=(a.b)n)
Therefore, the answer is 5612.

Importance of NCERT Class 9 Maths Chapter 1 Solutions

NCERT Class 9 Maths chapter 1 solutions are a great resource for students during their journey to excellence in Mathematics. This chapter will introduce students to the concept of different types of numbers, including real, rational, irrational, and fractional numbers, and their applications in real-life situations. Here are some additional reasons why students should analyze these solutions.

  • Step-by-step solutions of the NCERT textbooks have been given in this solution article. Students will understand the solutions thoroughly.
  • Number system is an important chapter for all classes. So, checking these well-structured solutions will help students further solve these types of problems.
  • The consistent practice of these solutions will increase the accuracy and problem-solving speed of students.
  • The latest CBSE guidelines have been followed in this article, which makes it a reliable source of exam preparation and revision.
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1. What are the important topics in NCERT class 9 maths chapter 1 Number Systems ?

The basic concept of the number system, rational numbers, whole numbers, and integers, irrational numbers, real numbers, representation of real numbers on the number line, operations on real numbers are the important topics of this chapter. Students can practice math 9th class chapter 1 solutions to get in-depth understanding of concepts.

2. Which are the most difficult chapters of NCERT Class 9 Maths syllabus?

Most of the students consider geometry especially triangles as the most difficult chapter in the CBSE Class 9 Maths. To solve more problems students can also refer to NCERT exemplar questions.

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