Paper 1 · Algebra ⏱ Tested in 5 exam questions since 2015 Lesson 17 of 23

Algebra 17 – Surd equations

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You’ll learn

  • Isolate the surd before squaring both sides
  • Square twice to clear equations containing two separate surds
  • Verify every root in the original equation and reject extraneous ones

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