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Problem Based Surds Questions

The document presents a series of problem-based surds questions involving calculations of side lengths, distances, and lengths of materials in simplest surd form. Each problem includes a specific scenario, such as determining the side length of a square area or calculating total distances covered. The tasks require the application of surd simplification to arrive at exact answers.

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Problem Based Surds Questions

The document presents a series of problem-based surds questions involving calculations of side lengths, distances, and lengths of materials in simplest surd form. Each problem includes a specific scenario, such as determining the side length of a square area or calculating total distances covered. The tasks require the application of surd simplification to arrive at exact answers.

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Problem-Based Surds Questions

1. Problem Situation
A square water tank cover has an area of 192 m². The technician wants to determine
the exact length of one side before cutting the metal sheet.

Task: Find the exact side length of the cover in simplest surd form.

2. Problem Situation
A school compound contains a square flower garden with an area of 300 m². The
school gardener needs the exact side length in order to place a protective fence
around it.

Task: Determine the exact side length of the flower garden in simplest surd form.

3. Problem Situation
A factory produces square floor tiles each having an area of 588 cm². The
production manager wants to know the exact side length of each tile.

Task: Find the exact side length of one tile in simplest surd form.

4. Problem Situation
A learner walked across two different paths during a school field activity. The first
path measured √18 metres while the second path measured √32 metres.

Task: Calculate the total distance covered by the learner in simplest surd form.

5. Problem Situation
An electrician connected two cables to install power in a classroom block. One cable
measured √27 metres and the other measured √75 metres.

Task: Determine the total length of cable used in simplest surd form.

6. Problem Situation
A carpenter bought a wooden plank measuring √80 metres in length. After
construction, a section measuring √45 metres was cut off.

Task: Determine the remaining length of the wooden plank in simplest surd form.

7. Problem Situation
A water pipe originally measured √108 metres. During repair works, a damaged
section measuring √75 metres was cut off.

Task: Find the remaining length of the pipe in simplest surd form.

8. Problem Situation
During athletics training, a runner covered distances of √45 metres and √20 metres
in two races. However, a penalty distance of √5 metres was deducted for breaking
the lane rules.

Task: Determine the final distance credited to the runner in simplest surd form.

9. Problem Situation
A builder used two metal rods during construction. The first rod measured √125
metres and the second measured √80 metres. Later, a defective section measuring
√45 metres was removed.

Task: Calculate the total usable length remaining in simplest surd form.

10. Problem Situation


A learner travelled √63 kilometres by bus and later walked √28 kilometres to reach
a campsite. However, the learner later realised that √7 kilometres had been counted
twice by mistake.

Task: Find the correct total distance travelled in simplest surd form.

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