Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
State if the following is a surd. Give reasons.
`sqrt(150)`
Sum
Advertisements
Solution
`sqrt(150) = sqrt(25 xx 6) = 5sqrt(6)`, which is an irrational number.
Hence, `sqrt(150)` is a surd.
shaalaa.com
Surds
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
State whether the following number is a surd or not.
`root (3)(51)`
State whether the following number is a surd or not.
`root (4)(16)`
State whether the following number is a surd or not.
`sqrt 256`
Which of the following is not a surd?
Simplify : `root(4)(243)/root(4)(3)`
State, with reason, of the following is surd or not:
`root(4)(27)`
State, with reason, of the following is surd or not :
`root(5)(128)`
State, with reason, of the following is surd or not: √π
State, with reason, of the following is surd or not :
`sqrt( 3 + sqrt2 )`
State if the following is a surd. Give reasons.
`root(3)(-27)`
