Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Surds (Section 2)
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What is the result of √4 + √16?
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If a = √3-√2, then a^2 = ?
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Which of the following is equivalent to √72 - √8?
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Which of the following is not equal to 2√3?
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What is the value of a^2 - b^2 if a= √5 and b= √2?
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If x = 2√3 and y = 3√2, what is xy?
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If x = 5 + √5 and y = 4 - √5, what is x + y?
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Simplify (√5 + 2)(√5 - 2).
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Which of the following is a simplified form of √27 + √12?
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Which of the following expressions results in a rational number?
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What is the result of (√3 + √2)^2 ?
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If x = 1 + √2, and y = 1 - √2. What is x+y?
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Which of the following is a surd?
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Rationalize the denominator of (√2) / (2-√2)
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What expression is obtained when rationalizing the denominator of (2+√3)/(2-√3) ?
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Which of the following is true regarding surds?
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Rationalize the denominator of 5 / (2√3).
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What is the simplified form of √98 / √2?
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What is the simplest form of 3√18 + 2√8?
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If x = √6 - √5, what is the value of x^2 + 2√30?
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Which of these are in the form a + b√c?
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Simplify (5 + √3)(2 - √3).
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If x = 4 + √7, what is x^2 - 8x + 9?
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Rationalise the denominator of 2/ (3-√5)
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Find the value of a such that (2 + √3)(a - √3) is rational.
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Which of the following results in a rational number?
29
If x = 2 + √3, then (x-2)^2 is equal to:
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Which expression is equal to 3 - 4√2?
31
Rationalize the denominator of 5 / (√7 - √2).
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Which of the following is equivalent to (√3 - √2)^2?
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Which of the following is the simplest form of √108?
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Which of the following is a rational number?
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Which of the following results in a rational number?
37
Simplify (√5 + 2) / (√5).
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What is the result of rationalizing the denominator of 4/(2√3)?
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Given x=√3+1 and y=√3-1, what is xy?
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Which of the following is the simplified form of √(8) + √(32) - √(2)?
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Which of the following is equivalent to 5√2 + 2√8 - √18?
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Rationalize the denominator of 6 / (2 - √3).
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Which of the following is the simplified form of (√6) * (√10) / √15?
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What is the value of x if x + y = 6 + 3√3 and y = 2 - √3?
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Given x = 3 - √2, what is the value of x^2?
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Which of the following is the simplified form of √(12) - √(75) + √(3)?
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Which of the following options can be written as a + b√c, where a, b, and c are integers?
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Rationalize the denominator: 1/ (√5 + 2).
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What is the simplified form of (2 / √3) - √3 ?
