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

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

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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