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11

Indices and radicals

11.1 Radicals
Exercises 11.1
1

Evaluate mentally:
a
13


13
 b

3

12
 c


18


2


8 
2


12
 
3


(1)2

11.2 Positive integral indices

Exercises 11.2
1

Evaluate mentally:
2
a 3
b

(3)2

 
1

2

12

11.3 Substitutions and simplifications

Exercises 11.3
1

Given that m  2 and k  3, evaluate:

2
a m k
b k  mk

k2(k  m)2

(m  2k)(k  m)

Given that a  1, b  2 and c  3, evaluate:

5
2
2
a 4a
b (a  b  c)
c (3b  2a)

a2(c  b)2

Given that n  1, k  2, t  2, x  3, evaluate:

2 2
2
2
a 3k t
b (tx)
c t x

ntkx2

Express without brackets:

2
a (4t)
d

64

(3t)2

2x(2x)2

(2k2)3

x3  x4

2
x

2x3
x4

x2

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11.5 Zero, negative and fractional

indices
Exercises 11.5
1

Expand (i.e. multiply out):

a

4n

23

n  2n 
12

Multiply and divide out, expressing in simplest exponential form:

Evaluate mentally:
a 8
1
3

2x 3x  6x0

3x
1
2

ex  ex

ex
Evaluate mentally:
0
0
a 2x
4y
a

(et  et)(et  et)

4

1
2

(m0  3k0)2
c

1
2

m0  3k0

27

2
3

25

3
2

11.6 Scientific notation

11.7 Engineering notation
Exercises 11.7
1

Use your calculator to perform the given operation expressing the result in (i) scientific
notation, (ii) engineering notation:
a 23.40
5.670
b 23.45
34.56
c 2345
345.0
3
d (234)
e 0.086 37
0.002 403
f
0.003 456
0.001 234

11.8 Transposition in formulae

involving exponents and
radicals
Exercises 11.8
In each of the following exercises a formula is given.
a Make the variable in part a of the question the subject of the formula.
b Evaluate this new subject using the data provided.
P
d4
1 V  k
, where d is the diameter of a pipe.
l
a d
b V  43 mL, l  3.50 m, P  100 kPa, k  2410
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PV1.4  k, where V is the volume of a gas.

a V
b P  240 kPa, k  34.5
R2
t2  273 1.2
   , where t2 is a temperature in degrees Celsius.
R1
t1  273
a t2
b t1  1450C, R1  825 , R2  1.15 k

Z
a
b

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1
 
L
 , the impedance of a series RLC circuit.
R


C 
2

C
  390 rad/s, Z  78 , R  65 , L  230 mH, C  55 mF

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