In Mathematics, surds are the values in square root that cannot be further simplified into whole numbers or integers. Surds are irrational numbers. The examples of surds are √2, √3, √5, etc., as these values cannot be further simplified. If we further simply them, we get decimal values, such as:
√2 = 1.4142135…
√3 = 1.7320508…
√5 = 2.2360679…
Surds Definition
Surds are the square roots (√) of numbers that cannot be simplified into a whole or rational number. It cannot be accurately represented in a fraction. In other words, a surd is a root of the whole number that has an irrational value. Consider an example, √2 ≈ 1.414213. It is more accurate if we leave it as a surd √2.
