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Surds

This document contains problems involving surds, or irrational numbers in the form of square roots. The problems ask students to: 1) Express surds in the form a√b, where a and b are integers. This includes writing surds like √45 as a√5 and expressing fractions involving surds as sums of integers plus surds. 2) Simplify expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and exponentiation of surds. This includes expanding and combining like terms involving surds. 3) Write final answers in specific forms involving integers and surds, like a + b√c, where a, b, and c are integers or rational numbers depending on the problem.

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Surds

This document contains problems involving surds, or irrational numbers in the form of square roots. The problems ask students to: 1) Express surds in the form a√b, where a and b are integers. This includes writing surds like √45 as a√5 and expressing fractions involving surds as sums of integers plus surds. 2) Simplify expressions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and exponentiation of surds. This includes expanding and combining like terms involving surds. 3) Write final answers in specific forms involving integers and surds, like a + b√c, where a, b, and c are integers or rational numbers depending on the problem.

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Surds

(a) Write √45 in the form a√5, where a is an integer.


(1)
2(3 + √ 5)
(b) Express in the form b + c√5, where b and c are integers.
(3 − √ 5)
(5)

(a) Expand and simplify (4 + √3) (4 – √3).


(2)
26
(b) Express in the form a + b√3, where a and b are integers.
4 + √3
(2)

(a) Express √108 in the form a√3, where a is an integer.


(1)
(b) Express (2 – √3)2 in the form b + c√3, where b and c are integers to be found.
(3)

Simplify (3 + √5)(3 – √5).


(2)

Simplify
5− √3
,
2 + √3

giving your answer in the form a + b√3, where a and b are integers.
(4)

Expand and simplify (√7 + 2)(√7 – 2).


(2)

Simplify

(a) (3√7)2
(1)
(b) (8 + √5)(2 − √5)
(3)

(a) Expand and simplify (7 + √5)(3 – √5).


(3)
7 + √5
(b) Express in the form a + b√5, where a and b are integers. (3)
3+ √5
Write
√(75) – √(27)

in the form k √x, where k and x are integers.


(2)

Simplify
5 − 2√3
,
√ 3 −1

giving your answer in the form p + q√3, where p and q are rational numbers.
(4)

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