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$m$ is not a perfect square, then $\sqrt {m}$ is 

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  1.  an irrational number

  2. a composite number

  3. a rational number

  4. None of these as $m$ is not on a number line

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$\sqrt {m}$ is irrational when it is not being a perfect square.
Example $\sqrt3$ which is an irrational number.

Therefore, $A$ is the correct answer.

$\pi = 3.14159265358979........$ is an

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  1. rational number

  2. whole number

  3. irrational number

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\pi = 3.14159265358979........$ is a non-terminating and non-repeating irrational number.

Hence, option $C$ is correct.

How many of the following four numbers are rational?
$\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{3}, \sqrt{3}-\sqrt{3}, \sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3}, \sqrt{3} / \sqrt{3}$

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  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Four

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\sqrt { 3 } +\sqrt { 3 } =2\sqrt { 3 } \quad irrational\quad number\ \sqrt { 3 } -\sqrt { 3 } =0\quad rational\quad number\ \sqrt { 3 } \times \sqrt { 3 } =3\quad rational\quad number\ \frac { \sqrt { 3 }  }{ \sqrt { 3 }  } =1\quad rational\quad number$

Now it is clear that there are three rational number so correct answer will be option C

Which of the following are irrational numbers?

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  1. $\log _{ 5 }{ 325 } $

  2. $\log _{ 10 }{ 5 } $

  3. $\log _{ 2 }{ 512 } $

  4. $\log _{ 2 }{ 3 } $

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Correct Option: A,B,D

Consider the following statements:
1. $\dfrac {1}{22}$ cannot be written as a terminating decimal.
2. $\dfrac {2}{15}$ can be written as a terminating decimal.
3. $\dfrac {1}{16}$ can be written as a terminating decimal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. $1$ only

  2. $2$ only

  3. $3$ only

  4. $2$ and $3$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

1/22 is an irrational number hence it is a non terminating number

2/15 is an irrational number hence it is a non terminating number
1/16 is an rational number hence it is a terminating number

State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answers.
Every real number need not be a rational number

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Real number are all numbers on number line 

And  a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, a numerator p and a non-zero denominator q. Since q may be equal to 1, every integer is a rational number.
And other numbers are not rational number are called irrational number.
Then every real number need not be a rational is true
Eg:  $\sqrt{3},\sqrt{2},\pi $

State whether the following statement is true or false:
All real numbers are irrational

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False,

The set of real numbers is made by combining the set of rational numbers and the set of irrational numbers. The real numbers include natural numbers or counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers (fractions and repeating or terminating decimals), and irrational numbers.
Real number includes number like $\dfrac{1}{2},\dfrac{2}{3},\dfrac{3}{7}....$ which are not irrational numbers.

So the statement, all real numbers are irrational is false.

Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational:  $\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{75}}$

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  1. Rational

  2. Irrational

  3. Can't be determined

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\dfrac { \sqrt { 12 }  }{ \sqrt { 75 }  } =\dfrac { 2\sqrt { 3 }  }{ 5\sqrt { 3 }  } =\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 } $ which is a rational number 

Hence, the correct answer will be option A

Which of the following number is different from others?

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  1. $\sqrt 7$

  2. $\sqrt 6$

  3. $\sqrt {25}$

  4. $\sqrt{10}$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\sqrt{7}$ is an irrational number

$\sqrt{6}$ is an irrational number
$\sqrt{10}$ is an irrational number
$\sqrt{25}=5$ is different from others because others are irrational number but $\sqrt{25}$ is a rational number
Hence, option C is correct.

Which of the following are irrational numbers?
(i) $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}}$
(ii) $\sqrt{4+\sqrt{25}}$
(iii) $\sqrt[3]{5+\sqrt{7}}$
(iv) $\sqrt{8-\sqrt[3]{8}}$.

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  1. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

  2. (i), (ii) and (iv)

  3. (i), (ii) and (iii)

  4. (i), (iii) and (iv)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (i)

$\sqrt3$ is irrational, so (i) is irrational.

Option (ii)
$\sqrt{25} = 5$, so we get $\sqrt{4+5} = \sqrt9 = 3$ which is rational.

Option (iii)
$\sqrt7$ is irrational, so (iii) is irrational.

Option (iv)
$\sqrt[3]{8} = 2$, so we get $\sqrt{8-2} = \sqrt6$ which is irrational.

$\therefore$ (i),(iii) and (iv) are irrational.