SURDS

PREAMBLE: Simplify

1.
ANSWER: 8

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2.
ANSWER: 6

3.
ANSWER: 10

1.

ANSWER: -5

2.

ANSWER:

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3.

ANSWER:

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PREAMBLE: Simplify the expression by rationalizing the denominator.

1. (1 + √3)/(2 – √3)
ANSWER: 5 + 3√3
[ (1 + √3)(2 + √3)/(4 – 3) = 2 + 3 + 2√3 + √3 = 5 + 3√3]

2. 2/(3 + 2√2)
ANSWER: 6 - 2√2 [2(3 - 2√2)/(9 – 8) = 6 - 4√2 ]

3. √5/(2 + √5)
ANSWER: 5 - 2√5 [√5(√5 – 2)/(5 – 4) = 5 - 2√5]
: Simplify
1. (4√3 – 5)(4√3 +5)
ANSWER: 23
[48 – 25 = 23 difference of 2 squares]
2. (√a + √b)(√a - √b)
ANSWER: a – b
[(√a)2 – (√b)2 = a – b difference of two squares]

3.
ANSWER: a
[a + b – b = a difference of two squares]

1. 6 7  2 28  3 63

ANSWER: 7 [ (6 + 2.2 – 3.3) 7 = 7)]

2. 3 75  2 12  2 48

ANSWER: 11 3 [ 3.5 3  2.2 3  2.4 3 (15  4  8) 3 11 3 ]

3. 3 72  4 8  2 50

ANSWER: 0 [ 3.6 2  4.2 2  2.5 2 (18  8  10) 2 0]

Simplify:
1.

ANSWER: [ ]

2.

ANSWER: [ ]

3.

ANSWER: [ ]

Rationalise the denominator

3
1. 5 3

3  15 3( 5  3) 3  15

ANSWER: 2 [ 5 3 2 ]
2
2. 2 3

2(2  3)
4  2 3
ANSWER: 4  2 3 [ 4 3

51
1. 5  5
ANSWER: 4 + 2√3 [2(2 + √3) = 4 + 2√3]

2.

ANSWER: 3 - 2√2 [3 - 2√2]

 3.

ANSWER: 8 + 2√15 [2(4 + √15) = 8 + 2√15]

3.

5 51 1 5
 
ANSWER: 5 [ 5( 5  1) 5 5

PREAMBLE: Solve the radical equation.

1.
ANSWER: x=1 [ x2 + 2x + 13 = x2 + 6x + 9, 2x + 13 = 6x + 9, 4x = 4 and x
= 1]

2.
ANSWER : x=2 [x2 + 3x – 10 = x2 – 4x + 4, 7x = 14, x = 2]

3.
ANSWER: x = -5 [ x2 + 8x + 15 = x2 + 10x + 25, 2x + 10 = 0, x = -5]
Simplify by rationalizing the denominator
1
1. 2 5
1 2 5
  2  5
ANSWER:  2  5 [ 2  5 4  5 ]
4
2. 3 5
4 4(3  5)
 (3  5)
ANSWER: 3 + 5 [ 3 5 9 5 ]

2 3
3. 3
2 3 2 3 3(2  3)  32 3 2 3
 1    1 
ANSWER: 3 [ 3 3 3 3 ]
 3 2 4 5
10 3 2 4 5 3 4 3
   5 2 2
1. [ 10 5 2 5 ]
3
5 2 2
ANSWER: 5

2. (4 + 3 5 )(4 – 3 5 ) [42 – 9(5) = 16 – 45 = - 29 ]

ANSWER: -29

3. 1500  2 15( 15  3) [ 10 15  30  6 15 30  4 15 ]

ANSWER: 30  4 15

PREAMBLE: Solve the radical equation.

1. √(x + 4) = 3
ANSWER: x = 5 [x + 4 = 9, x = 5 ]

2. √(2x – 1) = 7
ANSWER: x = 25 [2x – 1 = 49, 2x = 50, x = 25]

3. √(3x – 5) = 11
ANSWER: x = 42 [ 3x – 5 = 121, 3x = 126, x = 42 ]
2 If √(3x + 2) = √(x + 4) find x.
ANSWER: x = 1 [3x + 2 = x + 4, 2x = 2, x = 1]

Simplify
1. √ 200+ √ 18− √72
ANSWER: 7 √ 2 [10 √ 2+ 3 √ 2−6 √ 2=7 √ 2]

2. √ 20+ √ 45−√ 80
ANSWER: √ 5 [2 √5+ 3 √ 5−4 √5 = √ 5 ]

3. √ 75− √12+ √ 27]

5 √ 3−2 √ 3+3 √ 3
ANSWER:6 √ 3 ¿ = 6√ 3 ]
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PREAMBLE: Simplify

1. √(7/5) + √(5/7)
 ANSWER: (12/35)√35 [(1/5)√35 + (1/7)√35 = (12/35)√35]

2. √(11/15) + √(15/11)
ANSWER: (26/165)√165 [ (1/15)√165 + (1/11)√165 = (26/165)√165 ]

3. √(13/5) - √(5/13)
ANSWER: (8/65)√65 [ (1/5)√65 – (1/13)√65 = (8/65)√65]
Simplify the expression

1 √8 + √12 + √18 + √27

ANSWER : 5√2 + 5√3
[2√2 + 2√3 + 3√2 +3√3 = 5√2 + 5√3]

2 2√(c2d) + √(36c2d)- 3c√d

ANSWER: 5c√d
[2c√d + 6c√d – 3c√d = 5c√d]

3 5√18 + 4√50 - 4√98

ANSWER: 7√2
[ 15√2 + 20√2 - 28√2 = (35 – 28)√2 =7√2 ]
PREAMBLE: Expand and simplify
1. (√7-3)(2√7+1)
ANSWER: 11-5√7 [2(7)-6√7+√7-3=11-5√7]
2. (2√5+1)(3√5-4)
ANSWER: 26-5√5 [6(5)-8√5+3√5-4=26-5√5]
3. (3√2-2)(5√2+7)
ANSWER: 16+11√2 [15(2)+21√2-10√2-14=16+11√2]

1 Rationalise the denominator of √3/(√5 + √2)

ANSWER: (√15 - √6)/3
[ √3(√5 – √2)/(5 – 2) = (√15 – √6)/3]

: Simplify:

1.
ANSWER: x [2x – x = x difference of 2 squares]

2.
ANSWER: -x [4x – 5x = -x]

3.
 ANSWER: -8x [5x – 13x = -8x]
Simplify
1. 5 √ 500−7 √ 125

ANSWER: 15 √ 5 [5 ( 10 ) √ 5−7 ( 5 ) √ 5=50 √ 5−35 √ 5=15 √ 5]

2. √ 700−2 √ 112
ANSWER: 2 √ 7 [10 √ 7−2 ( 4 ) √ 7=2 √ 7 ]
3. 3 √ 490−2 √1000

ANSWER: √ 10 [3 ( 7 ) √ 10−2 ( 10 ) √ 10=21 √ 10−20 √ 10=√ 10]

Simplify

1. [

ANSWER: 18

2. [ ]

ANSWER:

3. [ ]

ANSWER:
Find the product.

1.
ANSWER: 7 [4(3) – 5 = 12 – 5 = 7]

2.
ANSWER: 51 [9(7) – 4(3) = 63 – 12 = 51 ]

3.
ANSWER: 34 [ 25(2) – 16 = 50 – 16 = 34 Difference of two squares]
PREAMBLE: Simplify by rationalizing the denominator

1. [
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2. [ ]

ANSWER:

3. [

ANSWER:
PREAMBLE: Simplify:
1. √338
ANSWER: 13√2 [√338 = √169 x √2 = 13√2]
2. √578
ANSWER: 17√2 [ √578 = √289 x √2 = 17√2 ]
3. √242
ANSWER: 11√2 [ √121 x √2 = 11√2]

PREAMBLE: Simplify by rationalizing the denominator:

1. 13/(4 - √3)
ANSWER: 4 + √3 [13(4 + √3)/(16 – 3) = 4 + √3]
2. 4/(3 + √5)
ANSWER: 3 - √5 [ 4(3 - √5)/(9 – 5) =3 - √5 ]
3. 1/(√3 + √2)
ANSWER: √3 - √2 [( √3 - √2)/(3 – 2) = √3 - √2]
Simplify the expression:
1. (√21)/(√7)
ANSWER: √3
2. (√90)/√(10)
ANSWER: 3
3. (√132)/(√11)
ANSWER: 2√3 or √12
PREAMBLE: Simplify by rationalizing the denominators.
1. √(7/3) + √(3/7)
ANSWER: (10/21)√(21) [ (√21)/3 + (√21)/7 = (10/21)√(21)

2. √(5/2) + √(2/5)
ANSWER: (7/10)√(10) [ (√10)/2 + (√10)/5 = (7/10)√10]

3. √(6/5) - √(5/6)
ANSWER: (1/30)√30 [ (√30)/5 - √30)/6 = (√30)/30]

Simplify the numerical expression:

1. 4√8 - √128 + 2√32 - 3√18

ANSWER: -√2 [8√2 - 8√2 + 8√2 - 9√2 = -√2]

2. 3√12 - 2√48 + 4√75 - 3√27

ANSWER: 9√3 [6√3 - 8√3 + 20√3 - 9√3 = 9√3]

3. 6√28 - 3√63 + √112 - 2√175

ANSWER: -3√7 [12√7 - 9√7 + 4√7 - 10√7 = -3√7]