Simplifying Surds (A) WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 10, Year 11
GCSE Tier: Higher
Targeting grades: 6-7
Prerequisite knowledge: Square numbers, square roots, prime numbers.

Simplifying Surds (A) WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet provides lots of practice of simplifying surds.

Section A structures the process by providing tables to complete with hints on an intermediate step before finding the final simplified value.

Section B then provides more questions to tackle without the aid of this intermediate step.

Section C then again provides a large table to complete where learners will need to work forwards and backwards through the surd simplification process.

Frequently Asked Questions

This simplifying surds worksheet is designed for students in Year 10 and Year 11 and aligns with the UK National Curriculum.