Which of these is a pure surd?

Which of these is a pure surd?
  1. $\sqrt{5}$
  2. $3\sqrt{2}$
  3. $2\sqrt{7}$
  4. $5\sqrt{3}$

Solution

Pure surd: only the irrational radical, no rational coefficient.

Asked in: MH-SSC-9

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