Simplifying √n: Real-world Applications
Mathematics
Year 9
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on simplifying square roots (√n) with real-world context, designed for Year 9 students.
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Simplifying √n: Real-world Applications
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Simplify √50.
[2 marks]2.
Simplify √72.
[2 marks]3.
Calculate the simplified form of √18.
[2 marks]4.
Simplify √128.
[2 marks]5.
Simplify √200.
[2 marks]6.
Express √45 in simplified form.
[2 marks]7.
A rectangular garden has a length of √80 meters and a width of √50 meters. Find the area of the garden in simplified surd form.
[3 marks]8.
A ladder is placed against a wall, forming a distance of √18 meters from the base to the foot of the ladder. If the ladder's length is √72 meters, determine its height on the wall in simplified surd form.
[3 marks]9.
A student simplifies √72 as 6√2. Identify and correct the mistake in this simplification.
[3 marks]10.
Challenge: Simplify √288 and express it in the form a√b where a and b are integers with b square-free.
[3 marks]11.
Calculate and compare the approximate decimal values of √45 and 3√5 to verify they are equal.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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