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Simplifying and combining surds · Short practice

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Recall

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Write \(\displaystyle \sqrt{75}\) as \(\displaystyle k\sqrt{3}\). Find k.

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Fresh review variant

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Write \(\displaystyle \sqrt{180}\) as \(\displaystyle k\sqrt{5}\). Find k.

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Method

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 2

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Find the coefficient of \(\displaystyle \sqrt{5}\) in \(\displaystyle 6\sqrt{5}+4\sqrt{5}\).

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Fresh review variant

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 2

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Find the coefficient of \(\displaystyle \sqrt{6}\) in \(\displaystyle 7\sqrt{6}+5\sqrt{6}\).

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Apply

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 3

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Find \(\displaystyle \sqrt{294} \times \sqrt{150}\).

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Fresh review variant

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 3

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Find \(\displaystyle \sqrt{128} \times \sqrt{72}\).

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Check understanding

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 4

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Find the coefficient of \(\displaystyle \sqrt{2}\) in \(\displaystyle 8\sqrt{2}-6\sqrt{2}\).

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

Fresh review variant

Simplifying and combining surds — objective 4

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Keep all values exact. Each square root denotes its nonnegative real value.

Find the coefficient of \(\displaystyle \sqrt{3}\) in \(\displaystyle 2\sqrt{3}-7\sqrt{3}\).

Enter one exact number or fraction unless the question specifies rounding. If it asks for a coefficient of π, enter that coefficient only. Give full reasoning separately for written problems.

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