WASSCE Mathematics · Numbers & Numeration
Surds
Simplifying and operating on irrational roots.
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- 1 h 6 min
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Across the topic: 16 sections · 7 worked examples · 1 diagram
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6 lessons · 1 h 6 min
- 1Surds: meaning and recognising irrational roots12 minFree12 minFree
- 2Simplifying surds, operations and rationalising denominators6 min Plan6 min Plan
- Simplifying surds
- Adding and subtracting surds
- Multiplying surds
- Rationalising the denominator
- Using approximate values
6 worked examples
- 3Simplifying Surds11 min Plan11 min Plan
- 4Operations on Surds12 min Plan12 min Plan
- 5Rationalising the Denominator12 min Plan12 min Plan
- 6Surds: The WAEC Trap13 min Plan13 min Plan
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