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1. (a) Write 45 in the form a 5, where a is an integer. [1]
√
2(3+ 5) √
(b) Express 3−√5 in the form b + c 5, where b and c are integers. [5]
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2. (a) Express 108 in the form a 3, where a is an integer. [1]
√ 2 √
(b) Express 2 − 3 in the form b + c 3, where b and c are integers to be found.[3]
3. Simplify √
5− 3
√
2+ 3
√
giving your answer in the form a + b 3, where a and b are integers. [4]
4. Simplify
√ 2
(a) 3 7 , [1]
√ √
(b) 8 + 5 2 − 5 . [3]
5. Write √ √
75 − 27
√
in the form k x, where k and x are integers. [2]
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6. (a) Write 80 in the form c 5, where c is a positive constant. [1]
√ √
A rectangle R has a length of 1 + 5 cm and an area of 80 cm2 .
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(b) Calculate the width of R in cm. Express your answer in the form p + q 5, where
p and q are integers to be found. [4]
11. (a) Simplify √ √
32 +18
√
giving your answer in the form a 2, where a is an integer. [2]
(b) Simplify √ √
32 + 18
√ ,
3+ 2
√
giving your answer in the form b 2 + c, where b and c are integers. [4]
Question 2 - Jan 2012
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Surds Questions
14. Simplify √
7+ 5
√
5−1
√
giving your answer in the form a + b 5, where a and b are integers. [4]
Solutions
√
1. (a) 3 5
√
(b) 7 + 3 5
2. (a) 13
√
(b) 8 − 2 3
√
3. (a) 6 3
√
(b) 7 − 4 3
4. 4
√
5. 13 − 7 3
6. 3
7. (a) 63
√
(b) 11 − 6 5
√
8. (a) 16 − 4 5
√
(b) 4 − 5
√
9. 2 3
√
10. − 21 + 32 3
√
11. (a) 7 2
√
(b) 3 2 − 2
√ √
12. 3+ 2
√
13. (a) 1 + 3 2
√
(b) 10 5
√
14. 3+2 5
√
15. (a) 4 5
√
(b) 5 − 5
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