what is a surd?

what is a surd?

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Surds are square roots which cannot be reduced to a whole number.
manu
15 August 2011
manu
15 August 2011
This video provides a good explanation of how this works.
manu
15 August 2011
Surds are square roots which cannot be reduced to a rational number. That is, they cannot be written as a fraction where the numerator and denominator are both integers.
simonwilliams1978
18 August 2011
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