Simplifying Surds Simplifying Surds - Answers

1) Simplify each of the following: 1) Simplify each of the following:

 32  48  42
(a)  12× 3 (b)
8
(c)  20×  5 (d)
3
(e)  24× 6 f
6
(a)  12×3=  36=6 (b)
 32
8
= 4=2 (c)  20×5=  100=10

2) Simplify each of the following:

(a)  75 (b)  45 (c)  32 (d)  108 (e)  80
(d)
 48
3
= 16=4 (e)  24×6= 144=12 f
 42
6
= 7

2) Simplify each of the following:

(f)  75  48 (g)  63 28 (h)  50− 18 (i)  45− 20 (j)  72 8
(a)  75= 25×3=5  3 (b)  45= 9×5=3  5
3) Simplify each of the following: (c)  32= 16×2=4  2 (d)  108= 36×3=6  3
(e)  80= 16×5=4  5 (f)  75 48=5  34  3=9  3
(a) 2 57− 5 (b) 5 32  3 (c)1  23− 2
(g)  63 28=3  72  7=5  7 (h)  50− 18=5  23  2=8  2
(d)5 75−  7 (e) 4 203− 5  f 5 185  2
(i)  45− 20=3  5−2  5= 5 (j)  72 8=6  22  2=8  2
4) Simplify each of the following: 3) Simplify each of the following:
30 18 8 15 24 (a) 2 57− 5=14−2  57  5−5=95  5
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
5 3 2 5 6 (b)5 32 3=105  32  33=137  3
(f)
2
(g)
4
(h)
5 (i)  75
18
(j)  72−
10 (c)1 23− 2=3− 23  2−2=12  2
7 8  20 3 2 (d)5 75−  7=25−5  75  7−7=18
(k)  80
15
(l)  2−
 18 (m)
 45 (n)
5  12
(o)
2  162 (e) 4 203− 5=42  53−  5=12−4  56  5−2×5=22  5
5 3  20  75  18 (f)5 185 2=53  25 2=255  215  23×2=3120  2

4) Simplify each of the following:

30 30  5 18
(a) = =6  5 (b) =6  3 (c) 4  2 (d) 3  5
 5  5 5 3
(e) 4  6 (f)
18
2 7
7
(g)
2  
 8 (h) 5 = 1 = 1
20 4 2
10
(i)  75 =5  36  3=11  3 (j)  72− =6  2−5  2= 2
3 2
15 18 3 2
(k)  80 =4  53  5=7  5 (l)  2−  = 2−  = 2− 2=0
3 3 3

(m)
 
45
20
= =
9 3
4 2
(n)  =
5 12 5×2  3
 75 5
 3=2 (o) 
2 162 2×9  2
 18
=
3 2
=6