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Simplifying Surds

The document discusses simplifying surds by writing radicals in their simplest form where the number under the radical sign is as small as possible. It provides examples of simplifying surds and a problem set with 20 surds to simplify.

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Simplifying Surds

The document discusses simplifying surds by writing radicals in their simplest form where the number under the radical sign is as small as possible. It provides examples of simplifying surds and a problem set with 20 surds to simplify.

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Simplifying

 Surds  
 
A  surd  is  expressed  in  its  simplest  form  when  the  number  under  the  radical  sign  is  as  small  as  
possible  
 
Example       12 = 4 × 3  
                                                       

                                                        = 2 3  
 
Write  the  following  surds  in  their  simplest  form  
 
a)   8     k)   18    
     
b)   32     l)   45    
   
c)   50     m)   72    
   
d)   125     n)   192    
   
e) 54     0)   100    
   
f)   20     p)   28    
   
g)   40     q)   63    
   
h)   75     r)   80    
   
i)   162     s)   27    
   
j)   108     t)   150    
   
 
 
 

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