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Math Exercises on Numbers and Surds

The document contains a series of mathematical exercises focused on ordering numbers, identifying number sets, expressing numbers as rational, and understanding surds. It includes problems on simplification, properties of operations, and determining undefined expressions. Additionally, it provides examples and properties related to surds and their simplification.

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Math Exercises on Numbers and Surds

The document contains a series of mathematical exercises focused on ordering numbers, identifying number sets, expressing numbers as rational, and understanding surds. It includes problems on simplification, properties of operations, and determining undefined expressions. Additionally, it provides examples and properties related to surds and their simplification.

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EXERCISES#1 5.

Rearrange the following numbers from the


1. (a) Arrange the following numbers in order smallest to the largest.
of size from the smallest. (b) Name the
type of number set (group) in which each 0 . 1,  3, 0, 1 . 2,  0 . 01,  0 . 1, 0 . 25,
numbers belong to. 0 . 12,  0 . 5
5
3, -4, 8 ,  3 34 , 0, 7, -3.4, 2.5 6. Which number has the greater value?
(a) -0.11 or -0.01?
2. Express each of the following numbers as
a rational number. (b) +72 or 48?
(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) -57 or -63?

(c) -5.4 (d) 0.1
SURDS
  
(e) 5. 46 (f) 6.12 Properties of Surds
  An irrational number that can be expressed in
(g) 0. 23
the form n
a , where n  N natural numbers  and
a Q (rational numbers) is called a surd, a is
3. For what values of x  R are the following
expressions undefined? called the radicand and n is called the index or
order of the surd.
6 x3
(a) (b)
x x2 Simplification of surds

If a, b  Q then
0 2x  5
(c) (d)
x x2  9 (i) n
ab  n a  n b
3x  2 a na
ii
x
(e) (f) n 
x2  1 6 x b nb

Example
4. Name the property illustrated in each of
the following: Simplify:
(a) 42  24 (a) 48  16  3 (b) 3
16  3 8  2
(b) 2   3  1  1  3   2  16  3  3 83 2
(c) 4  1  3    4  1  3 4 3  23 2

(d) 2  3  5    2  3   5 9 9 3
(c)  
4 4 2
(e)  2 3  4   2 3   2  4

(f) 3  x  5   3x  3  5 

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