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MathsCBSE Class 10 · Basic · Board exam 2024, set 430/1/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Basic 2024: question 23(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 430/1/1, section B, question 23(A), for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q23(A) · 2 marks · Very short answerReal Numbers

Prove that is an irrational number, given that is an irrational number.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 430/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Use proof by contradiction: suppose the number is rational.

Hint 2

Make the subject and look at what kind of number the other side is.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Assume, to the contrary, that is rational. Then .

    1 mark

  2. Since is rational, is rational, so would be rational. This contradicts the fact that is irrational. Hence our assumption is wrong and is irrational.

    1 mark

Answer: is irrational (by contradiction).

Where the marks are

  • Assumes the number rational and expresses (1 mark)
  • Points out RHS rational, LHS irrational — contradiction, conclusion (1 mark)

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Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Real Numbers, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 430/1/1 (Basic): every question, by section.

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