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Four bells toll at intervals of 6, 8, 12 and 18 seconds. They toll together at 9:00 a.m. In the next one hour, how many more times do all four toll together?

Class 10Real NumbersNumber Systems
  • A49
  • B50
  • C51
  • D72

Step-by-Step Solution

They coincide every LCM(6, 8, 12, 18) seconds. 6 = 2·3, , so LCM = seconds. One hour = 3600 s and 3600 ÷ 72 = 50, giving exactly 50 further coincidences (the last at 10:00 a.m.). 72 is the interval, not a count.
Answer: B) 50

Key idea: Sum/product of rational and irrational

**Useful results**:

1. The sum or difference of a rational and an irrational is IRRATIONAL.
Proof: if (rational + irrational) = rational, then irrational = rational − rational = rational. Contradiction.

2. The product of a NON-ZERO rational and an irrational is IRRATIONAL.

3. The sum/product of two irrationals can be RATIONAL or IRRATIONAL.
Example: (irrational); (rational).
Example: (rational); (irrational).

These are the rules you cite when proving expressions like ' is irrational'.

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