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Surds
1. Simplify the following surds, express your answer in the form of 𝒑√𝒒
I. √𝟏𝟏𝟐 II. √𝟏𝟗𝟐
III. √𝟏𝟕𝟓 IV. √𝟒𝟎𝟓
V. √𝟑𝟗𝟐 VI. √𝟏𝟖𝟎
2. Simplify the following.
I. √ 𝟕𝟐 × √𝟖 II. √ 𝟓𝟔 × √𝟏𝟒
III. √ 𝟖𝟎 × √𝟗𝟔 IV. √ 𝟏𝟏𝟎 × √𝟏𝟎
V. √ 𝟐𝟎 × √𝟒𝟓 VI. √𝟐𝟕 × √𝟏𝟐
3. Simplify the following surds.
I. 𝟗√𝟓 + 𝟏𝟑√𝟓 + 𝟖√𝟓 II. √𝟏𝟗𝟐 + √𝟕𝟓 − 𝟒√𝟑
III. √𝟕𝟔 + 𝟕√𝟏𝟗 − √𝟏𝟕𝟏 IV. √𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 + √𝟐𝟒𝟓
V. √𝟒𝟓 − √𝟖𝟎 + √𝟓 VI. √𝟓𝟎𝟕 + √𝟐𝟕
4. Rationalize the denominators of the following surds.
I. 𝟑 II. 𝟏𝟔√𝟓
√𝟑 √𝟖
III. 𝟓𝟔√𝟕 IV. √𝟏𝟖
√𝟏𝟒 √𝟑√𝟐
Compiled By: Khalid Maqsood (Math Teacher The City School Cantt Campus Quetta)
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V. √21√9 VI. 3√20 × √8
√66 2√10
5. Simplify the following.
I. 𝟐√𝟗𝟎 − 𝟐√𝟏𝟎 II. √𝟏𝟓𝟎 − √𝟓𝟒
√𝟏𝟎 √𝟐𝟏𝟔
III. √𝟗𝟖 − 𝟒√𝟐 IV. √𝟓𝟒 + √𝟐𝟒
√𝟐 √𝟏𝟓𝟎
V. √𝟐 × √𝟏𝟖 VI. √𝟕 + √𝟓
√𝟓 √𝟓
6. Simplify the following.
I. 𝟓 II. 𝟕
√𝟔 − √𝟓 √𝟏𝟎 + √𝟖
III. √𝟕 IV. √𝟗
√𝟕 − √𝟔 √𝟖 + √𝟓
V. √𝟓 + √𝟒 VI. √𝟗 − √𝟖
√𝟓 − √𝟒 √𝟗 + √𝟖
VII. √𝟓 + 𝟒 VIII. 𝟑 + √𝟑
√𝟓 − 𝟐√𝟑 √𝟔 − √𝟓
IX. 𝟐√𝟑 + 𝟒√𝟐 X. 𝟒√𝟓 − 𝟑√𝟒
√𝟑 − √𝟐 𝟒√𝟓 + 𝟑√𝟒
Compiled By: Khalid Maqsood (Math Teacher The City School Cantt Campus Quetta)