Surds

Concepts to Cover
1. Simplifying Surds using prime factorisation

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2. Addition and Subtraction
3. Multiplication
4. Rationalisation
 Surds

1. Simplifying Surds using prime factorisation

28
① = G 24

22
2x2- ar I

② 48 - 2x2x3 =
45 248

224

③ 72-2x3x = 65 2 12

26

33

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2. Addition and Subtraction

a. 35 + 45 = 75 Sx + 4n =
7n

3 . 62-3 = 35

5 653 Not Possible But

by
c
+ =

d . Gr + 58 =

G + 252 = 852
3. Multiplication

a
.
3 x 2 =
6 Standard Rule

6 h x 35 = 1210 axa = a

Or

c3x3 = 9 =
3 (a)" = a

d 2 x 2 = 4 = 2

e
. E +) = (a)" +
2(3)() + P (a+ b) a
=
+ 2ab+ b

9(2) + 65 + 1

18 + 6 + 1

19 + 65
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+ (553 ) (5 y
-
+ = 10(3) + 205 25 -
-

4
> 7
30-185 -

26-185
 4. Rationalisation

Rationalise the denominator

a=
C
.

Gx :S
T 2x2x3 25
=
= = =

. x she 33 x5 3s
f .
=

555

c6x33s 3

dYX2
-
xm + 1
- 33 - 35
3 T
g
=
.

2 -
1+
(a b)(a+b) a b
&
T - -

1 .
25 X 22 + 1 - 65 + 25 = 65 + 253
2-1 GE + 1 (G2)2-12 7
(212
or 4(2) -

1 = 7

+ (656 253)
+

Op

-(55 + 5)
i 42 = 1202 + 16

3-22

Past Papers

1 +5

88-888s
x

It5 =

O
-
2 -
25

-
2-25

-
2-55
2-)a
6-
X =

2 -
5 4 5
-
= -1
-
6 + 35
 Recurring Decimal to Fraction

mult iplying power of

Objective Form two numbers 10 that
by by any upon
:
so

subtracting the two the ,

recurring
decimal
gets eliminated.

0 .
27 = 0 272727
.

Let n= 0 .
27

N= 0 .
272727 ...
10u = 2 7272 :
100K -
1 = 27 2727 ·

...

.
gauszh
100m = 27 2727
·
...

x = 27 =
3
99 II

Let
100k-1 = 48 4848.
.

2= 0 484848
-

. .

- 0 4848
.

100n = 48 4848
- -

99u = 48

48
n
=

100K-10K = 52 2h22 .
.
-

3 222
32
- .
..

u= 0 .
U = 0 32222.
.

29
-

90x =

10n = 30222
I recurring
decimal
....

same

100n = 32 22h
·

29
90
u= 0 17777
. 100K =
10n = 17 777 .

-
1 :

777
10n = 1 777
72
.

same 90x =
16
100m =
170771
U
8
45

17
90
 Exponential growth and decay
(P230244440580)

Formula : OldValue
(100th)" = New Vala

2500
(100-0)
2500
(90) 1476 2.

$1 ,476

4 value of N
Integer
260 000
,
(1008) > 300, 00

Trial & Error

260, 000
(1018)N a
yesa

Let N = 2 269 444

,

N 5 =
284 257
,

N 9 = 305, 283
 27, 000
(1003)" = 23, 9020

23 , 903

value New Value-200

Starting = 100

(00tr)2 so

22
100th
&
= 1 032
.

100 + r = 1 032
.

100

100 +r = 103 2 .

U= 3 2
: