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M-NUM-034Higher onlyReview: Pending

Rationalise a denominator

Number · Surds (T-NUM-011)

v1 mapping, pending teacher review. Only AQA and Edexcel are mapped so far. The first 3 pilot worksheets and their worked answers are available; remaining worksheets are coming soon. All videos are still coming soon.

Retrieval
Equivalent fractions and surd products
Fluency
Single surd and conjugate denominators
Reasoning
Explain why two exact forms are equivalent.
Application
Show two exact expressions are equivalent
Common misconception
Square roots do not distribute over addition.

Video brief

Model how to rationalise a denominator. Explain each step; pause for a matching shadow question.

Planned video: V-NUM-034 · Video coming soon

Worksheets

Worksheets coming soon

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