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ζGCSE – Irrational Numbers and SurdsDr Frost
Objectives: Appreciate the difference between a rational and irrational number, and how surds can be manipulating both within brackets and fractions.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this topic, you’ll be able to answer the following types of questions:
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Types of numbers
Real NumbersReal numbers are any possible decimal or whole number.
Rational Numbers Irrational Numbers
are all numbers which can be expressed as some fraction involving integers (whole numbers), e.g. ¼ , 3½, -7.
are real numbers which are not rational.
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Rational vs Irrational
Activity: Copy out the Venn diagram, and put the following numbers into the correct set.
3 0.7
π .1.3√2 -1
34 √9 eEdwin’s exact
height (in m)
Integers
Rational numbers
Irrational numbers
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What is a surd?Vote on whether you think the following are surds or not surds.
Therefore, can you think of a suitable definition for a surd?
A surd is a root of a number that cannot be simplified to a rational number.
Not a surd Surd
Not a surd Surd
Not a surd Surd
Not a surd Surd
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3√7 Not a surd Surd
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Law of Surds
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And that’s it!
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Law of SurdsUsing these laws, simplify the following:
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Expansion involving surds
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Work these out with neighbour. We’ll feed back in a few minutes.
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Simplifying surdsIt’s convention that the number inside the surd is as small as possible, or the expression as simple as possible. This sometimes helps us to further manipulate larger expressions.
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Simplifying surdsThis sometimes helps us to further manipulate larger expressions.
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Expansion then simplification
Put in the form , where and are integers.
Put in the form , where and are integers.
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Exercises
Edexcel GCSE MathematicsPage 436 Exercise 26EQ1, 2
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Rationalising Denominators
Here’s a surd. What could we multiply it by such that it’s no longer an irrational number?
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Rationalising Denominators
In this fraction, the denominator is irrational. ‘Rationalising the denominator’ means making the denominator a rational number.
What could we multiply this fraction by to both rationalise the denominator, but leave the value of the fraction unchanged?
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There’s two reasons why we might want to do this:1. For aesthetic reasons, it makes more sense to say “half of root 2” rather
than “one root two-th of 1”. It’s nice to divide by something whole!2. It makes it easier for us to add expressions involving surds.
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Rationalising Denominators
2+√2√2
=√2+1?
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(End at this slide except for Set 1)
Edexcel GCSE MathematicsPage 436 Exercise 26EQ3-8
Exercises
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Wall of Surd Ninja Destiny
Write in the form , which and are integers.
Simplify
Rationalise the denominator of
Calculate .
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Rationalising Denominators
What is the value of the following. What is significant about the result?
This would suggest we can use the difference of two squares to rationalise certain expressions.
What would we multiply the following by to make it rational?
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Examples
5√6−2
=5√6−52
2√7+√3
=2√5−2√34
Rationalise the denominator. Think what we need to multiply the fraction by, without changing the value of the fraction.
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Recap
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√2=4√2 √128=8√2
√27+√48=7 √3√33−√2
=3√3+√67
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Xbox One vs PS4
The left side of the class is Xbox One.The right side is PS4.
Work out the question for your console. Raise your hand when you have the answer (but don’t say it!). The winning console is the side with all of their hands up first.
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Xbox One vs PS4
√300=10√3 √700=10√7? ?
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Xbox One vs PS4
(6+√3 ) (1−2√3 )=−11√3? (5+√5 ) (3−3√5 )=−12√5?
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Xbox One vs PS4
√3−√2√3+√2
=5−2√6 √6+√5√6−√5
=11+2√30??
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Difficult Worksheet Questions
Section D, Qa)Factorise
Section D, Qc)Factorise