A surd is the square root of an integer (whole number), e.g. square root of 2 is a surd. Pi is not the square root of an integer so not a surd, just an irrational number
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Technically it is, as pi can be considered as a rational number, if left as pi, and not 3.145...
Yes. A surd is any irrational number that can be expressed as the root of another number. As pi is a number, although it is a transcendental and hence irrational, the square root of pi is still an irrational number that can be expressed as the square root of another number.
Yes it is a surd
If the value of the surd is positive, then it will be another surd. Otherwise it will be a complex number.
I am pretty sure that the cube root of negative seven is a surd. I checked on the calculator.......and it showed a negative number.....??I think when it is not a surd...it's supposed to say error, so the number probably means that it is a surd..