Surds
Concepts Learning Session
Session # 1 What are Surds? What are complete surds? Expressing a complete surd as a product of a rational factor and another surd and vice versa. Solve the Worksheet # 1 before you move on to the next session
Session # 2 What are similar surds? Addition and Subtraction of Surds. After going through this session solve the Worksheet # 2
Session # 3 What is meant by order of Surds? How to convert different order surds into equivalent same order surds?
Session # 4 Comparing two surds. How to find out greater of the two given surds?
Time now for some practice. Solve this Worksheet # 3 to master the concepts.
Session # 5 Multiplication and Division of Surds of same and different orders.
Perfect the concept now by solving this Worksheet # 4
Session # 6 Two or more surds connected by +/- sign. Operations on Compound Surds
Worksheet # 5 - Solve this worksheet before proceeding further
Session # 7 What is meant by rationalisation of Surds? How to rationalise a complete and a compound surd? Conjugate of a surd/ Complement of a Surd
You can check the problem solving sessions out before attempting the problems in the worksheets.
Time for some practice now. Solve this Worksheet # 6 before proceeding further.
Session # 8 Square root of a rational number can be either pure rational or pure irrational number.
Session # 9 Equality of surds. Conditions for two surds to be equal and related proofs.
Session # 10 Square root of surds.
Worksheets
Problem Solving Sessions
Session # 1 Problem related to application of rationalisation of Surds
Session # 2 Problem related to application of rationalisation of Surds
Session # 3 Problem related to application of rationalisation of Surds
