Surds
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
At the end of this chapter, students are able to:
At the end of this chapter, students are able to:
- Rationalise the denominator of a fraction that involves surd(s).
- Solve equations involving surds.
- Solving or simplifying a nested surd (Olympiad).
Introduction
Introduction
"Life without surds is literally absurd."
"Life without surds is literally absurd."
- Mr Chen (2021)
- Mr Chen (2021)
A surd is an irrational number written using the radical sign (Eg. ∛ ). The radicand is the term under the radical sign.
A surd is an irrational number written using the radical sign (Eg. ∛ ). The radicand is the term under the radical sign.
Next: Lets begin with using the Surd Laws to simplify surds
Next: Lets begin with using the Surd Laws to simplify surds