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Simplify the following surds :

1) 2√21 × √27 ÷ √343
2) 7√5 × √125 ÷ 2√27

User DM Graves
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Answer:

1)
(18)/(7)

2)
(175√(3))/(18)

Explanation:

* Lets explain how to simplify a square root

1)


2√(21) ×
√(27) ÷
√(343)


√(21)=√(3) ×
√(7)


2√(21) =
2√(3) ×
√(7)


√(27) =
√(3) ×
√(3) ×
√(3)


√(3) ×
√(3) = 3


√(27) =
3√(3)


2√(21) ×
√(27) =


2√(3) ×
√(7) ×
3√(3)


√(3) ×
√(3) = 3

∵ 2 × 3 × 3 = 18


2√(21) ×
√(27) =
18√(7)


√(343) =
√(7) ×
√(7) ×
√(7)


√(7) ×
√(7) = 7


√(343) =
7√(7)


2√(21) ×
√(27) ÷
√(343) =


18√(7) ÷
7√(7)


√(7) ÷
√(7) = 1


2√(21) ×
√(27) ÷
√(343) =


(18)/(7)

2)


7√(5) ×
√(125) ÷
2√(27)


√(125) =
√(5) ×
√(5) ×
√(5)


√(5) ×
√(5) = 5


√(125) =
5√(5)


7√(5) ×
√(125) =


7√(5) ×
5√(5)


√(5) ×
√(5) = 5


7√(5) ×
√(125) = 7 × 5 × 5 = 175


2√(27) =
2√(3) ×
√(3) ×
√(3)


√(3) ×
√(3) = 3


2√(27) =
6√(3)


7√(5) ×
√(125) ÷
2√(27) =

175 ÷
6√(3) =
(175)/(6√(3))


(175)/(6√(3)) not in the simplest form because

the denominator has square root

∴ Multiply up and down by
√(3)


(175)/(6√(3)) =
(175√(3))/(6√(3)*√(3))


(175)/(6√(3)) =
(175√(3))/(18)


7√(5) ×
√(125) ÷
2√(27) =


(175√(3))/(18)

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