2023 SCSS P1 Q8

2023 SCSS P1 Q8

Secondary 4
8 marks
  1. Show that \(\dfrac{\sqrt3+2}{5\sqrt3-1}\) can be written in the form of \(\dfrac{a+b\sqrt3}c\) where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.[4]
  2. It is given that \(\sqrt7(x+2)=1-x\). Find \(x\) in the form \(p+q\sqrt7\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are rational numbers.[4]

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Answer:(a) \(\dfrac{17+11\sqrt3}{74}\). (b) \(-\dfrac52+\dfrac12\sqrt7\).

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