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"quadratic surds"??? (1 Viewer)

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chizzieshark said:
what the heck are those?? the quote is from the syllabus
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A number that is the solution of a quadratic equation with integer coefficients. That is a number like (3+√7)/5, you should be able to perform addition, mutliplication, division and subtraction of them as well as being able to rationalise the denominator if necessary.
 
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