Exercise 1.

3 (Solutions)
Mathematics 9: PCTB
Author: Sheraz Ansari
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Chapter # 1

Real Numbers
Exercise # 1.3
Question # 1: The sum of three consecutive integers is forty-two, find the three integers.
Let, three consecutive integers are: 𝑥, 𝑥 + 1, 𝑥 + 2
According to question:
𝑥 + 𝑥 + 1 + 𝑥 + 2 = 42
3𝑥 + 3 = 42
3𝑥 = 42 − 3
3𝑥 = 39
39
𝑥=
3
𝑥 = 13
Also,
𝑥 + 1 = 13 + 1 = 14
𝑥 + 2 = 13 + 2 = 15
13,14,15 (Answer)
B

Question # 2: The diagram shows right angled 𝚫𝑨𝑩𝑪 in which the

length of ̅̅̅̅
𝑨𝑪 is (√𝟑 + √𝟓)𝒄𝒎. The area of 𝚫𝑨𝑩𝑪 is (𝟏 + √𝟏𝟓)𝒄𝒎𝟐 .
̅̅̅̅ in the form of (𝒂√𝟑 + 𝒃√𝟓)𝒄𝒎, where a and b
Find the length of 𝑨𝑩
are integers. A
(√3 + √5)𝑐𝑚

̅̅̅̅ = (√3 + √5)𝑐𝑚

𝐴𝐶 =
2(√3−√5+√9×3−√25×3)
−2
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = (1 + √15)𝑐𝑚2 = −(√3 − √5 + 3√3 − 5√3)
̅̅̅̅ = ?
𝐴𝐵
̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅
= −√3 + √5 − 3√3 + 5√3
𝐴𝐵 ×𝐴𝐶
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = ̅̅̅̅ = 4√3 − 2√5
𝐴𝐵
2
̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐵 ×(√3+√5) (Answer)
(1 + √15) = 2
̅̅̅̅ = 2(1+√15)
𝐴𝐵
(√3+√5)
2(1+√15) (√3−√5)
̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐵 = ×
(√3+√5) (√3−√5)
2(√3−√5+√15×3−√15×5)
= 2 2
∵ 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏)
(√3) −(√5)
2(√3−√5+√45−√75)
=
3−5

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 𝟒
Question # 3: A rectangle has sides of length 𝟐 + √𝟏𝟖 𝒎 and (𝟓 − ) 𝒎. Express the area
√𝟐
of rectangle in the form 𝒂 + 𝒃√𝟐, where a and b are integers.

𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = 𝑙 = 2 + √18 𝑚 = 2(5 − 2√2) + 3√2(5 − 2√2)

2
𝑙 = 2 + √9 × 2 𝑚 = 10 − 4√2 + 15√2 − 6(√2)
𝑙 = 2 + 3√2 𝑚 = 10 + 11√2 − (6 × 2)
4
𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑡ℎ = 𝑏 = 5 − 𝑚 = 10 + 11√2 − 12
√2
2×2
𝑏 =5− 𝑚 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = (11√2 − 2)𝑚2
√2 ∵ 2 = √2 × √2
2√2×√2 (Answer)
𝑏 =5− 𝑚
√2
𝑏 = 5 − 2√2 𝑚
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 𝑙 × 𝑏
= (2 + 3√2) × (5 − 2√2)

Question # 4: Find two numbers whose sum is 68 and difference is 22.

Let, two numbers are: 𝑥, 𝑦
According to question:
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 68 ________(A) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 22
22 + 𝑦 + 𝑦 = 68 𝑥 = 22 + 𝑦 _____(B)
2𝑦 = 68 − 22 put in equation (A)
2𝑦 = 46
46
𝑦=
2
𝑦 = 23
put in equation (B)
using equation (B),
𝑥 = 22 + 23
𝑥 = 45
23,45 (Answer)
Question # 5: The weather in Lahore was usually warm during the summer of 2024. The TV
𝟗o
news reported temperature as high as 48o C. By using the formula, (oF = C + 32) find the
𝟓
temperature as Fahrenheit scale.
Temperature in oC = 48oC
9o
∵ oF = C + 32
5
9
= × 48 + 32
5
= 86.4 + 32
o
F = 118.4o (Answer)

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Question # 6: The sum of the ages of the father and son is 72 years. Six years ago, the
father’s age was 2 times the age of the son. What was son’s age six years ago?
Let,
age of son = 𝑥 and age of father = 𝑦 put the value of ‘y’ in equation (A)
According to question, 𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 6 = 72
3𝑥 = 72 + 6
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 72 _________(A)
3𝑥 = 78
Before ‘6’ years ago the ages of both were: 78
2(𝑥 − 6) = 𝑦 − 6 𝑥=
3
2𝑥 − 12 = 𝑦 − 6 𝑥 = 26 years
2𝑥 − 12 + 6 = 𝑦 Before six years ago,
2𝑥 − 6 = 𝑦 Age of son = 26 − 6 = 20 years
(Answer)
Question # 7: Mirha bought a toy for Rs. 1500 and sold for Rs. 1520. What was her profit
percentage?
𝐶𝑃 = 1500 𝑅𝑠
𝑆𝑃 = 1520 𝑅𝑠
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = 𝑆𝑃 − 𝐶𝑃
= 1520 − 1500
= 20 𝑅𝑠
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡
% 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = × 100%
𝐶𝑃
20
= × 100%
1500
= 0.0133 × 100%
= 1.33% (Answer)
Question # 8: The annual income of Tayyab is Rs. 9,60,000 while the exempted amount is
Rs. 1,30,000. How much tax would he have to pay at the rate of 0.75%?
Annual Income = 9,60,000 𝑅𝑠
Exempted Amount = 1,30,000 𝑅𝑠
Taxable Income = 9,60,000 − 1,30,000
= 8,30,000 𝑅𝑠
Tax rate = 0.075%
Tax amount = 0.075% × 8,30,000
0.075
= × 8,30,000
100
= 6225 𝑅𝑠 (Answer)

Question # 9: Find the compound markup on Rs. 3,75,000 for one year at the rate of 14%
compounded annually.

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 Principal Amount = 3,75,000 𝑅𝑠
Time = 1 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
Rate = 14%
Compound Markup = ?
𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 × 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 × 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒
Profit/Compound Markup =
100
3,75,000 × 1 × 14
=
100
= 52500 𝑅𝑠 (Answer)

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