Surds

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Under the hood

• Simplifying surd expressions by multiplying and cancelling - e.g., √5 x √5 x √5 and 7/√7
• Simplifying surds using the rule √ab = √a x √b
• Expanding brackets that contain surds
• Challenge questions involving surd expressions with fractions and writing expressions in the form p√q where q is the smallest possible integer
   

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