A mathematics syllabus for surds may include topics such as:
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Simplifying surdsSimplifying surds helps identify like surds.
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Rationalizing surdsSurds are often written without square roots in the denominator, which is known as rationalizing surds.
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Solving surd equationsSurds can be used to solve problems in geometry and trigonometry as exact values.
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Quadratic surdsA quadratic surd is an expression that contains square roots, where the number under the square root is a rational number but not a perfect square.
Here are some rules for surds: √(rs) = √r√s, √(r/s) = √r/√s, and r/√s = (r/√s) X (√s/√s).
Surds are irrational numbers, which are values in square root that cannot be simplified into whole numbers or integers. For example, √2, √3, and √5 are all surds.