what is surds
Asked by pradeepkundlimaker
| 18th Aug, 2015,
10:05: PM
Expert Answer:
- A surd is an irrational root of a rational number. Thus
is a surd provided n > 1 and a ≠ bn for any rational number.
- Every surd is an irrational number, but every irrational number is not a surd. pi is an irrational number but not a surd.

- A number of the form
is called a surd of the order or index n, where a is the radicand of the surd.
Answered by Rashmi Khot
| 19th Aug, 2015,
08:50: AM
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