OCR MEI C1 2008 January — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicIndices and Surds

8
  1. Write \(\sqrt { 48 } + \sqrt { 3 }\) in the form \(a \sqrt { b }\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers and \(b\) is as small as possible.
  2. Simplify \(\frac { 1 } { 5 + \sqrt { 2 } } + \frac { 1 } { 5 - \sqrt { 2 } }\).