er*. 



Surds. 1 1^ 



PROBLEM IdU 



\ reduce surds to their most simple terms* 



RULE.* 



frind the greatest power contained in the given surd, 

 and set its root before the remaining quantities, witli the 

 proper radical sign between them. 



EXAMPLES. 



t. To reduce s/^% to its most simple terms* 



v/48=v^i6X3=:v/i6Xv/3==4Xv/3=4\/3 the 



answer. 



3 



2. Required to reduce v^ i68 to its tnost simple termsi 



3 



v/io8=v^27X4=v/27Xn/4=3Xv/4=3\/4 the 

 answer. 



3. Reduce \/i2$ to its most simple terms. 



4. Reduce y^^^V to its most simple terms. 



Ans. •^v^<5i 



5. Reduce \/243 to its most simple terrtis. 



Ans. 3y/9i 



6. Reduce v^-|-f to its most simple terms. • 



Ans. 1^1. 



7. Reduce ^<^Zci^x to its most simple terms. 



Ans. "jasZ-zx, 



PROBLEM 



* When the given surd contains no exact pov/er, it is akeady 

 in its most simple terms. 



