Edexcel C12 Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
SessionSpecimen
TopicIndices and Surds

3. Answer this question without the use of a calculator and show all your working.
  1. Show that $$( 5 - \sqrt { 8 } ) ( 1 + \sqrt { 2 } ) \equiv a + b \sqrt { 2 }$$ giving the values of the integers \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. Show that $$\sqrt { 80 } + \frac { 30 } { \sqrt { 5 } } \equiv c \sqrt { 5 } , \text { where } c \text { is an integer. }$$