Edexcel C1 2006 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicIndices and Surds

5. (a) Write \(\sqrt { 45 }\) in the form \(a \sqrt { 5 }\), where \(a\) is an integer.
(b) Express \(\frac { 2 ( 3 + \sqrt { 5 } ) } { ( 3 - \sqrt { 5 } ) }\) in the form \(b + c \sqrt { 5 }\), where \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.
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