Key takeaways
Understand what rationalising a surd is.
To be able to understand the method.
Apply the method to rationalise a surd successfully.
Host: Ms Ali is a secondary school teacher in England. She has been teaching for 7 years and also has a youtube channel aimed at students to further enhance their learning experience.
Have you ever wondered how to rationalise very long numbers, for example a surd? In this class, students will be guided through what rationalising a surd is as well as learning a method to successfully rationalise a surd. Students will then apply this method to questions to help solidify their learning. This class is aimed at students in Years 7 - 11, whether you are just learning or need a refresher!
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for students from Year 7-11 or S1-S5.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.