If a + \u221ab = c + \u221ad where a and c are rational, and \u221ab, \u221ad \u00a0are irrational, then a = c and b = d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nRationalisation factors<\/h3>\n
If two surds be such that their product is rational, then each one of them is called rationalising factor of the other.
\nThus each of 2\u221a3 and \u221a3\u00a0is a rationalising factor of each other. Similarly \u221a3 + \u221a2 and \u221a3 – \u221a2 are rationalising factors of each other, as (\u221a3 + \u221a2)(\u221a3 – \u221a2) = 1, which is rational.
\nTo find the factor which will rationalize any given binomial surd:
\nCase I:<\/strong> Suppose the given surd is \\(\\sqrt [ p ]{ a } -\\sqrt [ q ]{ b } \\)
\nLet a1\/p <\/sup>= x, b1\/q <\/sup>= y \u00a0and let n be the L.C.M. of p and q. Then xn<\/sup> and yn<\/sup> are both rational.
\nNow xn<\/sup> – yn<\/sup> is divisible by\u00a0x – y for all values of n, and xn<\/sup> – yn<\/sup> = (x \u2013 y)(xn-1<\/sup> + xn-2<\/sup>y + xn-3<\/sup>y2<\/sup> + \u2026.. + yn-1<\/sup>).
\nThus the rationalizing factor is xn-1<\/sup> + xn-2<\/sup>y + xn-3<\/sup>y2<\/sup> + \u2026.. + yn-1<\/sup>\u00a0and the rational product is xn<\/sup> – yn<\/sup>.
\nCase II:<\/strong> Let the given surd be \\(\\sqrt [ p ]{ a } +\\sqrt [ q ]{ b } \\)
\nLet have the same meaning as in Case I.
\n(1) If n is even, then xn<\/sup> – yn<\/sup>\u00a0is divisible by x + y and\u00a0xn<\/sup> – yn<\/sup> = (x +\u00a0y)(xn-1<\/sup>\u00a0– xn-2<\/sup>y +\u00a0xn-3<\/sup>y2<\/sup>\u00a0– \u2026.. –\u00a0yn-1<\/sup>).
\nThus the rationalizing factor is xn-1<\/sup>\u00a0– xn-2<\/sup>y +\u00a0xn-3<\/sup>y2<\/sup>\u00a0– \u2026.. –\u00a0yn-1<\/sup>\u00a0and the rational product is xn<\/sup> – yn<\/sup>.
\n(2) If n is odd, xn<\/sup>\u00a0+ yn<\/sup>\u00a0is divisible by x + y and\u00a0xn<\/sup>\u00a0+ yn<\/sup> = (x +\u00a0y)(xn-1<\/sup>\u00a0– xn-2<\/sup>y +\u00a0xn-3<\/sup>y2<\/sup>\u00a0– \u2026.. + yn-1<\/sup>)
\nThus the rationalizing factor is and the rational product is xn<\/sup>\u00a0+ yn<\/sup>.<\/p>\nSquare roots of a +\u221ab and a + \u221ab + \u221ac + \u221ad where \u221ab , \u221ac , \u221ad are Surds<\/h3>\n
Let \u00a0\u221a(\u221aa + \u221ab) = \u221ax + \u221ay where x, y > 0 are rational numbers.
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\nThen by squaring and equating, we get equations in x, y, z. On solving these equations, we can find the required square roots.
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Cube root of a binomial quadratic surd<\/h3>\n
\nEquations involving surds<\/h3>\n
While solving equations involving surds, usually we have to square, on squaring the domain of the equation extends and we may get some extraneous solutions, and so we must verify the solutions and neglect those which do not satisfy the equation.
\nNote that from ax = bx, to conclude a = b is not correct. The correct procedure is x(a – b)=0 i.e. x = 0 or a = b. Here, necessity of verification is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Surds Definition of surd Any root of a number which can not be exactly found is called a surd. Let a be a rational number and n is a positive integer. If the nth\u00a0root of x i.e., x1\/n\u00a0is irrational, then it is called surd of order n. Order of a surd is indicated by the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4821,4817,4822,4819,4820,4818],"yoast_head":"\nSurds - CBSE Library<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n