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    Example 12 Chapter 1 Simplifying Surds

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    This document provides an overview of simplifying surds, including: 1) Surds are the square root of a non-square number like √2, √3, √5. Surds can give the exact value of an answer. 2) Rules for manipulating surds include: √ab = √a x √b, √a/√b = √a/√b, and rationalizing denominators by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the surd in the denominator. 3) Examples show simplifying expressions using these rules, like simplifying 50 to 5√2 by choosing factors of 50 where one is a square number.

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    This document provides an overview of simplifying surds, including: 1) Surds are the square root of a non-square number like √2, √3, √5. Surds can give the exact value of an answer. 2) Rules for manipulating surds include: √ab = √a x √b, √a/√b = √a/√b, and rationalizing denominators by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the surd in the denominator. 3) Examples show simplifying expressions using these rules, like simplifying 50 to 5√2 by choosing factors of 50 where one is a square number.

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    This document provides an overview of simplifying surds, including: 1) Surds are the square root of a non-square number like √2, √3, √5. Surds can give the exact value of an answer. 2) Rules for manipulating surds include: √ab = √a x √b, √a/√b = √a/√b, and rationalizing denominators by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the surd in the denominator. 3) Examples show simplifying expressions using these rules, like simplifying 50 to 5√2 by choosing factors of 50 where one is a square number.

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    Simplifying surds

    A LEVEL LINKS
    Scheme of work: 1a. Algebraic expressions – basic algebraic manipulation, indices and surds

    Key points
    • A surd is the square root of a number that is not a square number,
    for example 2, 3, 5, etc.
    • Surds can be used to give the exact value for an answer.
    • ab = a ´ b
    a a
    • =
    b b
    • To rationalise the denominator means to remove the surd from the denominator of a fraction.
    a
    • To rationalise you multiply the numerator and denominator by the surd b
    b
    a
    • To rationalise you multiply the numerator and denominator by b - c
    b+ c

    Examples
    Example 1 Simplify 50

    50 = 25 ´ 2 1 Choose two numbers that are


    factors of 50. One of the factors
    must be a square number
    = 25 ´ 2 2 Use the rule ab = a ´ b
    = 5´ 2 3 Use 25 = 5
    =5 2

    Example 2 Simplify 147 - 2 12

    147 - 2 12 1 Simplify 147 and 2 12 . Choose


    = 49 ´ 3 - 2 4 ´ 3 two numbers that are factors of 147
    and two numbers that are factors of
    12. One of each pair of factors must
    be a square number
    = 49 ´ 3 - 2 4 ´ 3 2 Use the rule ab = a ´ b
    = 7´ 3 - 2´ 2´ 3 3 Use 49 = 7 and 4 = 2
    =7 3 -4 3
    =3 3 4 Collect like terms

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    Practice questions
    1 Simplify. Hint
    a 45 b 125 One of the two
    c 48 d 175 numbers you
    choose at the start
    e 300 f 28 must be a square
    g 72 h 162 number.

    2 Simplify. Watch out!


    a 72 + 162 b 45 - 2 5 Check you have
    chosen the highest
    c 50 - 8 d 75 - 48
    square number at
    e 2 28 + 28 f 2 12 - 12 + 27 the start.

    Answers

    1 a 3 5 b 5 5
    c 4 3 d 5 7
    e 10 3 f 2 7
    g 6 2 h 9 2

    2 a 15 2 b 5
    c 3 2 d 3

    A2400 ch1i | Version 1.1 | September 2020


    e 6 7 f 5 3

    A2400 ch1i | Version 1.1 | September 2020

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