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Practice Questions

³√ √ ´³ √ √ ´ √
Simplify the following. 19. 5+6 2 3 5− 3 3−4
36. √
√ √ ³√ 3+4
1. 7 3 − 4 3 √ ´ ³√ √ ´
20. 2− 3 2+ 3 √ √
3 3+ 2
√ √ √ ³ √ 37. √ √
2. 5+4 5+3 5 √ ´ 2 5+3 2
21. 2 11 + 5 2
√ √ ³ √ √ ´
3. 50 − 32 × 2 11 − 5 2 Evaluate the following, leaving
√ √ ³ √ √ ´³ √ √ ´ your answers with rational de-
4. 3 54 + 2 24 22. 2 5+ 3 2 5− 3
nominators.
√ √ ³ √ √ ´2 √ √
5. −4 5 × 3 11 23. 2 3 + 3 5 2 + 15 √
38. √ −5 3
√ √ 3+4
6. 3 2 × 5 14 ³ √ ´2
24. 3 11 √
³ √ ´2 2 3
39. √ √ −√ √
7. 2 7 ³√ ´2 2− 3 2+ 3
25. 7+2
√ 1 3
4 12 ³ √ ´ ³√ ´ 40. √ √ + √ √
8. √ 5+ 2 3 2− 5
2 2 26. 3+ 7 3−2
√ √ √
√ 2− 7 2
3 41. √ √ × √ √
9. √ 2+ 3 2 3+ 2
3 15
Rationalise the denominator of √
√ 3 2
3 15 the following. 42. √ − √
10. √ 5+2 2 2−1
6 10
1
√ 27. √ 1 √
15 18 7 43. t + for t = 3 − 2
11. √ t
10 10 2 √
28. √ 1 1+2 3
5 3 44. x2 + for x = √
x2 1−2 3
√
Expand and simplify the follow- 1+ 3 √
29. √ 45. x + y where x = 3 + 1
ing. 2
1
√ and y = √
√ ³√ √ ´ 6 7 2 5−3
12. 4 3 3+2 5 30. √
5 2 1 √
√ ³√ √ ´ √ √ 46. x + for x = 3 + 1
13. − 3 2−4 6 5+2 2 x
31. √
√ ³√ √ ´ 5 1 √
14. 5 5−5 3 47. 2x2 − 3x + for x = 2 5
√ √ x
4 3−2 2
√ ³√ √ ´ 32. √ √
15. 2 3 18 + 3 7 5 48. x2 + 4x + 4 for x = 2 + 3
√
√ ³ √ √ ´ 3 3
16. −7 5 −3 20 + 2 3 33. √ √ 49. 2x2 − 3xy where
2 5+ 3 √ √
√ ³ √ ´
√ x = 3 + 2 and y = 2 − 2
17. 3 2 2−5 3
34. √
³ √ √ ´ 2−7
18. 3 10 − 2 5 50. Find integers x and y where
³ √ √ √
√ ´ 2 3 3 √
× 4 2+6 6 35. √ √ √ =x+y 3
5+2 6 2 3+3