Revision of Chapter 1– Operations of Surds Page 1

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F.3 Mathematics
Chapter 1 – Operations of Surds - Revision

* 1 Matching

72
⋅ ⋅5 5

40
⋅ ⋅7 2

125
⋅ ⋅4 3

98
⋅ ⋅2 10

48
⋅ ⋅6 2

72 ⋅ ⋅ 5 5
z
40 ⋅ ⋅ 7 2
125 ⋅ ⋅ 4 3
98 ⋅ ⋅ 2 10
48 ⋅ ⋅ 6 2

* 2 Simplify each of the following.

(a) 2 5+7 5
(b) 4 7 −8 7
(a) 2 5+7 5=9 5
(b) 4 7−8 7=−
4 7

* 3 Simplify each of the following.

(a) 3 a +5 a

(b) 8 b −2 b

(a) 3 a+5 a=8 5

(b) 8 b−2 b=6 b

* 4 Simplify each of the following.

(a) 6× 7

(b) (−3 2 ) × 4 2

(a) 6 × 7 = 42
(b) (−
3 2 ) ×4 2 =−
12 ×2 =−
24

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* 5 Simplify each of the following.

(a) 5 2÷ 2

(b) 42 ÷ 7
(a) 5 2 ÷2 =5
(b) 42 ÷7 =6

* 6 Simplify 2 3 + 4 3 + 5 3 .
2 3 + 4 3 + 5 3 = 11 3

* 7 Simplify − 3 11 + 5 11 − 11 .
− 3 11 + 5 11 − 11 = 11

* 8 Simplify 4 3 − 2 7 + 3 − 3 7 .
4 3 −2 7 + 3 −3 7 = 5 3 −5 7

* 9 Simplify 2 (4 + 2 2 ) .
2 (4 + 2 2 ) = 4 2 + 4

* 10 Simplify 6 ( 5 − 4) .
6 ( 5 − 4) = 30 − 4 6

* 11 Rationalize the denominator of each of the following.

2
(a) 3
10
(b) 5
2 2 3 2 3
(a) = × =
3 3 3 3
10 10 5
(b) = × = 2 5
5 5 5

** Simplify 27 + 8 + 75 .
12
27 + 8 + 75 = 3 3 + 2 2 + 5 3 = 8 3 + 2 2

** Simplify 9 3 − 7 12 + 5 48 .
13
9 3 − 7 12 + 5 48 = 9 3 − 14 3 + 20 3 = 15 3

** Simplify (−4 8 ) × 2 10 .
14
( −4 8 ) × 2 10 = −8 80 = −32 5

** Simplify 8 18 ÷ ( −2 3 ) × (−5 6 ) .
15
8 18 ÷ ( − 2 3 ) × (− 5 6 ) = (− 4 6 ) × ( − 5 6 )

= 120

** Simplify (−4 6 ) × 6 10 ÷ 3 135 .

16
( −4 6 ) ×6 10 ÷3 135 = (−48 15 ) ÷3 135
16
=−
3

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** 17 Simplify ( 5 − 3 )( 5 + 3 ) .
( 5 − 3 )( 5 + 3 ) = ( 5 ) 2 − ( 3 ) 2 = 2

** 18 Simplify ( 8 − 2 )( 8 + 4) .
( 8 − 2 )( 8 +4) = 8 −4 +4 8 −4 2

= 4 +8 2 −4 2

= 4 +4 2

** 19 Simplify (2 3 − 2)(3 6 + 2 ) .
( 2 3 −2)(3 6 + 2 ) = 6 18 −6 6 +2 6 −2 2 = 8 −4 +4 8 −4 2

= 18 2 −4 6 −2 2

= 16 2 −4 6

** 20 Simplify ( 3 + 2 ) 2 .
( 3 + 2 ) 2 = 3 +2 6 +2 =5 +2 6

** 21 Simplify (− 6 − 2 3 ) 2 .
( − 6 −2 3 ) 2 = 6 +4 18 +12 =18 +12 2

** 22 2
Rationalize the denominator of .
3 40
2 1 1 5 5
= = × =
3 40 3 20 6 5 5 30

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** 23 Rationalize the denominator of .
3+ 2
1 1 3− 2
= × = 3− 2
3+ 2 3+ 2 3− 2

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** 24 Rationalize the denominator of .
2− 5
1 1 2+ 5 2+ 5
= × = = −2 + 5
2− 5 2− 5 2+ 5 −1
6
** 25 Rationalize the denominator of .
2 3 −3
6 6 2 3 +3 6(2 3 + 3)
= × = =4 3 +6
2 3 −3 2 3 −3 2 3 +3 3

a −b
** 26 Rationalize the denominator of .
a− b
a−b a −b a+ b
= × = a+ b
a− b a− b a+ b
2 x 1
*** 27 Simplify 9x + 6 − 2x .
3 4 x
2 x 1 x
9 x +6 −2 x = 2 x +3 x −2 x ⋅ = 8 −4 +4 8 −4 2
3 4 x x

= 5 x −2 x

=3 x
Simplify ( 18 x + 2 y ) 2 .
*** 28
( 18 x + 2 y ) 2 = 18 x + 36 xy + 2 y = 18 x + 2 y + 6 xy

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*** 29 Find the value of 2 x − 8 x 3 + 2 2 x 3 when x = .
8
1
When x = ,
8
1 1 1
2 x − 8 x 3 +2 2 x 3 = 2( ) − 8( ) 3 +2 2( ) 3
8 8 8
1 1 1
= − +
2 8 8
1
=
2

*** 30 Find the value of x + 5 + 3x − 3 − 4 x − 1 when x = 7 .

When x =7 , x +5 + 3 x −3 − 4 x −1
= 7+5 + 21 −3 − 28 −1
= 12 + 18 − 27

= 2 3 +3 2 −3 3

=3 2 −3

*** 31 2 3+ 2
Rationalize the denominator of .
2 3− 2
2 3+2 2 3+2 2 3+2
= ×
2 3−2 2 3−2 2 3+2
12 +4 6 +2
=
10
7 +2 6
=
5

*** 32 1
Rationalize the denominator of .
x + 1 + x2
1 1 x − 1 +x 2
= ×
x + 1 +x 2 x + 1 +x 2 x − 1 +x 2
2
= x − 1 +x
2 2
x −1 −x
=−x + 1 +x 2

*** 33 2
Rationalize the denominator of .
1+ 7 − 8
2 2 1+ 7 + 8
= ×
1+ 7 − 8 1+ 7 − 8 1+ 7 + 8
2(1 + 7 + 8 )
=
2 7
1+ 7 + 8 7
= ×
7 7
7 + 7 +2 14
=
7