Surds

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Surds
and are irrational numbers which are
in surd form.
Laws 1. 2. The special case
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Example Simplify (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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Example Simplify (i) (ii)
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Example Express with rational denominator and
simplify
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Example Express with rational denominator and
simplify
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Example Express the following with rational
denominators and simplify where
possible (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
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Example Simplify
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Example Simplify