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Grade 10 · Algebraic Expressions
Real Numbers, Surds & Rounding (Grade 10)
MEMORANDUM
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer. Teacher copy: accept any correct equivalent method.
- 1Is 81 rational or irrational?(2)Rational — 81 = 9 exactly.✓✓ (2)
- 2Is 30 rational or irrational?(2)Irrational — 30 is not a perfect square.✓✓ (2)
- 3Between which two integers does 20 lie?(2)16 < 20 < 25 → 4 and 5✓✓ (2)
- 4Between which two integers does 54 lie?(2)49 < 54 < 64 → 7 and 8✓✓ (2)
- 5Between which two integers does 110 lie?(2)100 < 110 < 121 → 10 and 11✓✓ (2)
- 6Round 3,14159 to 3 decimal places.(2)3,142✓✓ (2)
- 7Round 7,3962 to 2 decimal places.(2)7,40✓✓ (2)
- 8Round 0,04567 to 3 decimal places.(2)0,046✓✓ (2)
- 9Is 0,272727… rational?(2)Yes — it recurs, so it can be written as a fraction.✓✓ (2)
TOTAL: 18 marks