02a. Surds
02a. Surds
02a. Surds
ALGEBRA
1 Evaluate
1 4
a 49 b 121 c 9
d 25
e 0.01 f 0.09
3 3 4 3
g 8 h 1000 i 81 j 1 169 k 0.125 l 3 15 5
8
2 Simplify
a 7 × 7 b 4 5 × 5 c (3 3 )2 d ( 6 )4
e ( 2 )5 f (2 3 )3 g 2 × 8 h 2 3 × 27
32 3
i j k ( 3 6 )3 l (3 3 2 )3
2 12
4 Simplify
a 12 b 28 c 80 d 27 e 24 f 128
g 45 h 40 i 75 j 112 k 99 l 147
5 Simplify
a 18 + 50 b 48 − 27 c 2 8 + 72
d 360 − 2 40 e 2 5 − 45 + 3 20 f 24 + 150 − 2 96
a 3 (2 + 3) b 4− 3 − 2(1 − 3) c (1 + 3 )(2 + 3)
7 Simplify
a ( 5 + 1)(2 5 + 3) b (1 − 2 )(4 2 − 3) c (2 7 + 3)2
d (3 2 − 1)(2 2 + 5) e ( 5 − 2 )( 5 + 2 2 ) f (3 − 8 )(4 + 2)
1 12 1 3 4 20 3 175
g h i j k l
3 7 72 80 2 54 3 18 2 27
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ALGEBRA continued
9 Simplify
6 10 6− 8
a 8 + b 48 − c
2 3 2
45 − 5 1 1 2 6
d e + f −
20 18 32 3 72
10 Solve each equation, giving your answers as simply as possible in terms of surds.
a x(x + 4) = 4(x + 8) b x− 48 = 2 3 − 2x
c x 18 − 4 = 8 d x 5 +2= 20 (x − 1)
11 a Simplify (2 − 3 )(2 + 3 ).
2
b Express in the form a + b 3 .
2− 3
1 2 6 1
e f g h
2+ 5 2 −1 7 +3 3+ 2 2
1 3 2 3 6
i j k l
4−2 3 3 2+4 7−4 3 5− 3
14
(3 2 − 3) cm
l cm
1− 2 3 −5 12 + 3 3 7−2
e f g h
3− 8 2 3−4 3− 3 2 7 −5
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