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Choose the correct alternative answer for the questions given below.

i. Which one of the following is an irrational number?

An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction for any integers p and q and q ≠ 0.


since it can be written as , it is a rational number.


since it can be written as , it is a rational number.


since it can be written as , it is a rational number.


Since √5 cannot be written as it is an irrational number


Therefore √5 is an irrational number.

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Find the value.

(i) |15 - 2|

(ii) |4 - 9|

(iii) |7| × |-4|

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Solve.

i. |3x - 5| = 1


ii. |7 – 2x| = 5


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Which of the following is an irrational number?

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Decimal expansion of which of the following is non-terminating recurring?