Cambridge Lower Secondary Maths Learner 9-Answers
Cambridge Lower Secondary Maths Learner 9-Answers
Learner’s Book
answers
Unit 1 Getting started
1 a 144 b 9 8 a The square root of any integer between
c 125 d 4 16 and 25 is a possible answer.
b The square root of any integer between
2 a 512 b 128 144 and 169 is a possible answer.
3 a 157 b 153 9 a 14
4 a 4 and 3000 and 225 b 6
b All of them. 10 a i 1 ii 2 iii 3
5 10 6
b ( 5 + 1) × ( 5 − 1) = 4, and so on
Exercise 1.1 c ( N + 1) × ( N − 1) = N − 1
d Learner’s own answer.
1 a integer 3 b irrational
11 a No. It is not a repeating pattern.
c irrational d integer 7
b Learner’s own answer.
e irrational
5 Reflection:
2 a 1, 7 , −38 and − 2.25 are rational.
12
a i true ii true iii false
b 200 is the only irrational number. b No. It might be a repeating pattern or it
3 a integer b surd c surd might not.
d integer e integer f surd
Exercise 1.2
4 a irrational because 2 is irrational
1 a 3 × 105 b 3.2 × 105
b rational because it is equal to 4 = 2
c 3.28 × 105 d 3.2871 × 105
c irrational because 3 4 is irrational
2 a 6.3 × 107 b 4.88 × 108
d rational because it is equal to 3 8 = 2
c 3.04 × 106 d 5.2 × 1011
5 a Learner’s own answer. For example:
2 and − 2 . 3 a 5400 b 1 410 000
b Learner’s own answer. For example: c 23 370 000 000 d 87 250 000
2 and 2 − 2 4 Mercury 5.79 × 107 km; Mars 2.279 × 108;
6 a i 4 ii 6 Uranus 2.87 × 109
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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 9: TEACHER’S RESOURCE
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