Chapter 2 Numbers and surds test questions

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1 Classify each of these real numbers as rational or irrational. Express those that are rational in
a
the form , where a and b are integers
b
3
a 4 b 3
4
c √7 d √3 8
e √3 81 f −0.15 g 0.1099 f e

2 Use a calculator to write each number correct to:

i two decimal places ii two significant figures

a √6 b √3 192 c 1.44
9

22 −5 6.2
d e 6.4 f π
67

3 Evaluate and correct to 3 significant figures:

4.56
a
9.44−6.23
b −2.3 ×(−7.4 ×−9.1) c √3 √7
√3 8
d
√1.5 × 6.4
e √5 5.2× 4.1 f √ 3.75−2.2

g
√ 1.4642 h
1 3
−
3 16
i
√ √ 5 3 8
3
−
15

√ √
2.854−1.9534 5 9 4 7 5 9
− −
11 17 8 4

4 Simplify:

a √ 64 b √ 20 c √ 60
d √ 300 e 3 √ 12 f 6 √ 50

5 Simplify
2
a 2 √ 6−√ 6 b √3 ×√3 c (2 √ 6)
d 4 √3−√ 2+2 √3 e √ 144 ÷ √ 36 f 6 √ 48 ÷ 2 √ 12

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g 4 √3 × √6 h √ 14 × √3 i 2√ 8 ×5 √ 6

6 Simplify:

a √ 54−√ 24 b √ 20+ √ 45
c 4 √ 2−2 √ 8+ 2 √ 72 d √ 36+ √ 96−√ 54+ √ 75

7 Expand:

a √ 5(2 √ 5−7) b √ 3(2 √ 2+ 3 √5)

c √ 12( √ 6−2) d √ 6 ¿)

8 Expand and simplify:

( √ 5− √ 9)( √ 5+1) ( √ 8−8 √2)( √ 2+4 )

2
a b c ( 1+2 √ 6 )
(4 √ 5−3 √ 2)(4 √ 5+3 √ 2)
2 2
d e ( √ 7−√3 ) f ( 3−4 √3 )

9 Write with a rational denominator

a
1
b
5
c
√2
√3 √2 √13
1 1 9 √7
d e f
4 √3 7 √6 5 √3

10 Write with a rational denominator:

1 2 5
a b c
√3+ √5 5−√ 2 3 √6−√ 2

d
√5 e
11
f
2 √7
4 √ 3−1 √6 +3 √7−5 √ 5

11 Rationalise the denominator of each fraction

a
√ 5+ √13 b
2 √ 2−7
√5−√ 13 2 √ 2+7

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12 Find the value of x if √ 15+ √ 5=√ x (round to the closest 2 dps)

4 9
13 Simplify − by forming the lowest common denominator
√7−√ 3 √7 + √3

√6 =¿ p+q 6
14 Find the value of p and q such that √
√6−5

1 2
15 Show that − is rational by first rationalising each denominator
6−4 √ 5 2 √ 7+6

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Chapter 2 Numbers and surds test answers

4 15 2
1 a b c irrational d
1 4 1
−3 1099
e irrational f g f irrational
20 10000

i a 2.45 b 5.77 c 26.62 d 0.33

e 0.00 (0 is an acceptable response) f 1208.73

ii a 2.4 b 5.8 c 27 d 0.33

−5
e 9.3 ×10 or (0.000093) f 1200

3 a 1.42 b −155 c 1.38 d 0.645

e 1.84 f 0.234 g 1.28 h −1.95
i −2.30

4 a 8 b 2 √5 c 2 √ 15 d 10 √ 3
e 6 √3 f 30 √ 2

5 a √6 b 3 c 24 d 6 √ 3− √ 2
e 2 f 6 g 12 √ 2 h √ 42
i 40 √ 3

6 a √6 b 5 √5 c 12 √ 2 d 6+ √ 6+ 5 √ 3

7 a 10−7 √ 5 b 2 √ 6+3 √ 15 c 6 √ 2−4 √ 3 d 3 √ 2+ 2 √ 42

8 a 2−2 √ 5 b −12−24 √2 c 4 √ 6+25 d 62

e 10−2 √ 21 f 57−24 √ 3

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9 a
√3 b
5 √2
c
√26 d
√3
3 2 13 12

e
√6 f
3 √ 21
42 5

10 a
√5−√ 3 b
10+2 √2
c
15 √ 6+ 5 √ 2
d
4 √ 15+ √ 5
2 23 52 47
11(3−√ 6) −−7−5 √ 35
e f
3 59

−9+ √ 65 −57−28 √ 2
11 a b
4 41

12 37.32

13 √3−5 √7
13
4
−6 −5
14 p= , q=
19 19

−36−2 √ 5+11 √ 7
15
22

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