Surds

1. Find the value of k in each of these

a)√ 8=k √2 b)√ 50=k √ 2 c)√ 98=k √ 2 d)√ 12=k √ 3

e)√ 300=k √3 f)√ 45=k √ 5 g)√ 125=k √ 5 h)√ 28=k √ 7

2. Write these as a single surd then evaluate

a)√ 20 × √ 5 b)√ 16 × √ 4 c)√ 27 × √ 3 d)√ 200 × √ 2

e)√ 24 × √6 f)√ 28 × √ 7 g)√ 6 × √ 8 × √3 h)√ 5 × √ 10× √ 2

3. Evaluate

a)2 √ 20 × 3 √5 b)4 √ 27 × 6 √ 3 c)5 √ 24 ×2 √ 6 d)3 √ 6 ×2 √ 8× 4 √ 3

4. Write as a single surd then evaluate

a)
√50 b)
√ 90 c)
√320 d)
√1000
√2 √10 √5 √10
e)
√32 × √ 4 f)
√35 × √5 g)
√ 48 × √ 8 h)
√30 × √12
√2 √7 √6 √2 × √5

5. Evaluate

8 √75 6 √ 160 2 √ 320 4 √ 72 ×3 √ 4

a) b) c) d)
√5 3 √ 10 4 √5 12 √ 2