Question

How to find order of the surds

Answer 1

The order of a surd indicates the index of root to be extracted. In a√n, n is called the order of the surd and a is called the radicand. For example, The order of the surd 5√z is 5. (i) A surd with an index of root 2 is called a second order surd or quadratic surd. nd



Order of a Surd. The order of a surd indicates the index of root to be extracted. In , n is called the order of the surd and a is called the radicand. For example: The order of the surd is 5.