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Question
Can you get a pure surd when you find the quotient of two surds Justify answer with an example
Solution
Yes we can get a surd.
Example:
(a) `sqrt(55) ÷ sqrt(5) = sqrt(11 xx 5)/sqrt(5) = sqrt(11)`
(b) `sqrt(65) ÷ sqrt(5) = sqrt(13 xx 5)/sqrt(13) = sqrt(5)`
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