Surds

A surd is an expression that includes a root, such as a square root or cube root. Surds are often used to represent irrational numbers.

There are some operations we can do on surds, including:

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What is a surd?An expression that includes a root (e.g. square root, cube root), often used to represent irrational numbers.
What operations can be performed on surds?Simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and rationalising the denominator.