Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 3 out of 22 pages
Class notes

Class 10 Maths Chapter 1 - Real Numbers Complete Revision Notes & Formula Sheet

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 3 out of 22 pages

Comprehensive Class 10 Mathematics Chapter 1 (Real Numbers) study guide and notes. Covers Euclid's Division Lemma, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, HCF & LCM by Prime Factorization, Proofs of Irrationality, Decimal Expansions, solved examples, formula sheet, and previous year questions for exam preparation.

Content preview

wal s'ssuaG
2V C 2/1 = U derots ygrenE
0 = E : edisnI i_V fo mus = V
Vq = enod krow Real Number s
R < r erehw

ytitnauq ralacs C 91-^01 x 6.1
V fo smret ni E ot ralucidneprep
What ar e Real Number s?
Re al nu mbers are every number tha t can be placed o n the n umber line.
They are the union of ration al numytbiveittrimsreap nd irrartotiocnuadnlocneudmistbueO rs.
nortcele eerf
tniop lairotauqe
The NumbertJeS9e1-h0ys1 sxen6to.1tit=ieniVisfmeonpi1reHpiues rarc hy 0q / W = V

suaG
N (Natural) : 1, 2, 3, 4, .
)a2(q=p
W ( W h ole) : 0, 1, 2, 3, . .
noitanibmoc seires
Z (Integers) : . ., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, .
cirehpS
rotcudQnoc(lRaa tional) : p/q, q not 0, p and q inter g/ Qekr=sV
ot eud laitnetoP elpmaxQE' (Irra tional) : cannot be writ ten as p /q
R (Real) : Q union Q'd / A 0spe = C
ecnatica paC


Containment: yNgreisneinnissisdol e W, W inside Z, Z inside Q. Q a0 n= dE : eQdis'nIare d isjoint (no
overlap)y.roRehT= Q + Q'.

: etoN Number LelipnmeaxE rotcudnoc lacirehpS rotcudnoc edistuO
capac lacirehps
.. -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 ..
ecafrus hguorht xulf
ip wal dr3 s'notweN

metsys fo ygrene laitnetop
ytisned egrahc raenil ygrene citenik

id laitnetop
Every real nu mber sit s at exactly one point on the line. Rationals and
rir/ r V iona ls both
Q ka= t live here.
metsys fo ygrene laitnetop 0q / W = V

, ecafrus laitnetopiuqe derots ygrenE
Q fo smret ni
dleiF cirtcelE
elpmaxE ) noitavired (
noc cirtceleid
Euclid's Division Lemma 2r / ateht soc p

ip

Statement
For any two positive integers a and b, there exist unique integers q and r
0spe ip ) noitavireVdq =( enod krow
satisfying: a = bq + r where 0 <= r < b.
0spe ip


iralop
a = b q + r, 0 <= r < b
tazitnauQ
egrahc ot eud dleif
noitacilppA ytitnauq ralacs
a = dividend, b = 0dspievi sipor4, /q1 = quotient, r = remainder ) a 2 ( q J= p91-01 x 6.1 = Ve 1

) egrahc tniop (
WnorotrcekleeederEf xample
ed egrahc raenil
Take a = 17, b = 5. Long divi sion: = 3 remainder 2. So 17 = 5 x 3 + 2.
C heck: 0 < = 2 < 5. Verif ied! r/Qk=V

p lellarap
ateht soc p l E
n A other Example ) egrahc tniopy(tisned egrahcRra>enril
dl e i F c i r t c e erehw
Take a = 1 00, b = 7. = 14, remainder 2. So 100 = 7 x 14 + 2. Check: 7 x 14
) foorp (
, + = enocitazitnauQ
9 9 8 1
= 8 2 00. Corr ! t
laitnetop nommoc
) foorp (

Reme mber: Euclid's Division Lemme Lemma. dleif mrofinu
enil dleif ilpphAe lemma guarantees tha t UNI QUE q and r a lwa ys exist for any a > 0,
noitacT
b > 0. Th e uniqueness0 =isE fwi hat m ake s it power ful.
snirotcudnoc edi egrahc ot eud dleif

enogitraubhircttsnidiops(uounitnoC VC=Q roticapac lacirehps
Why 0 <= r < b?
J 91-01 x 6.1 = Ve 1 r
If = b, we can absorb it into q. So r must stay below b.
ecafrus laitnetopiuqe

, nortcele eerf
) noitavire) da (2 ( q = p
Vq = U wal s'bmoluoC
metsys fo ygrene laitneyrteotptab htiw roticapaC
Euc lid's Division Algorithm
s'bmoluoC
wal s'bmoluoC
Pu rpose: Fiyngrdeniengni sHCF
sol
l
Eu s ' lgo
c
roticapac lacirehipd
s a ri t h m uses repeate d application of the Divi sion Lemma to
3m / C
find the HCF (Highest Common Factor) of two positive integers.
r/Qk= V


m/C
Steps
) egrahc tniop ( 2r / ateht soc p
: etoN ygren e c i t e n i k

1 Apply Lemma:Wri te a = bq + r (laerlugce m r=alosp ma ller x q + r)
elor
enod krow on
ecafrus hguorht xulf

2 Check r:If r = 0, HCF = b. Stop h ere.
ssorc revenVsefonilsdmlerief t ni

noitacilpp3A Replace:Make b the new dividend, r the new divisor.
laitnetop nommoc
tcudorp ralacs
elucelom ralop ) foorp (
4 Repeat:Apply lemma again to (b, r). Keep going.
tlov = C / J
d / A 0spe = C 0q / W = V

ehs etinifni
5 Termination:Sequence r1 > r2 > r3. . must reach 0.
egrahc decudni
R > r erehw
ytisned ygrene dleiF cirtcelE
Key Identity Used V fo smret ni

HCF(a, b) = HCF(b, r) where a = bq + r
) foorp (
TelphmiasxEis the heart of the algorithm. The HCF of (a, b) equals2mt/hCe HCF of (b,
r). So we can k eep reducing until r = 0.
rotcudnoc edistuO
c e/dCisni 0 = E fi
rotcudnom
Why Doe s It T erminate? C 91-^01 x 6.1
ytisned ygrene
Since b > yrro1eh>T r2 > r3 > . >= 0, remainders form a strict ly decreasing
sequence of non-negative integers. It MUST reach 0.

Connected book
 image
NCERT Mathematics
Publisher: 2018 ISBN: 9788174504890 Edition: Unknown

Document information

School year
1
Uploaded on
August 5, 2026
Number of pages
22
Written in
2025/2026
Type
Class notes
Professor(s)
Vishal singh
Contains
All classes
$5.99

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Sold
0
Followers
0
Items
1
Last sold
-


Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions