NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths Chapter 1 Real Numbers Ex 1.3

Exercise 1.3 Class 10 Maths Question 1.
Prove that √5 is irrational.
Solutions:
Let us assume that is rational.
∴ There exists co-prime integers a and b (b ≠ 0) such that
√5 = ab ⇒ √5b= 0
Squaring on both sides, we get
5b2= a2…… (i)
⇒ 5 divides a2 ⇒ 5 divides a
So, we can write a = 5c for some integer c.
From (i) and (ii)
5b2 = 25c2
⇒ b2 = 5c2
⇒ 5 divides b2
⇒ 5 divides b
∴ 5 is a common factor of a and b.
But this contradicts the fact that a and b are co-primes.
This contradiction has arisen because of our incorrect assumption that √5 is rational.
Hence, √5 is irrational.

1.3 Class 10 Maths Real Numbers Question 2.
Prove that 3 + 2√5 is irrational.
Solutions:
Let us assume that 3 + 2√5 is rational.
∴ There exists co-prime integers a and b(b ≠ 0) such that
Exercise 1.3 Class 10 Maths
But this contradicts the fact that √5 is irrational.
This contradiction has arisen because of our incorrect assumption that 3 + 2√5 is rational. Hence, we conclude that 3 + 2√5 is irrational.

Exercise 1.3 Class 10 Real Numbers Question 3.
Prove that the following are irrationals.
1.3 Class 10 Maths Real Numbers
Solutions:

Exercise 1.3 Real Numbers Class 10 Maths