Writing Exact Answers Using Surds WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 10, Year 11
GCSE Tier: Higher
Targeting grades: 6-7
Prerequisite knowledge: Simplifying surds, collecting like terms, expanding brackets

Writing Exact Answers Using Surds WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet follows on nicely from Simplifying Surds (A) and (B).

Section A consolidates multiplying and simplifying surds before some simplifying and collecting like surd questions.

Section B then asks learners to expand some brackets – single brackets, double brackets and squaring brackets – before simplification.

Section C involves some more simplifying and collecting like surds and the worksheet ends with an open extension question to challenge learners.

Frequently Asked Questions

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