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(p4) 2
p4 2
7. =
3

9
(9) 2

1. (e3)2 = e3 2

= e6

3
4

p 2

=
9 )3
(AB
p6

=
(3)3
p6

=
27
Answer: D

Answer: D
1

2. (h 2 )8 = h 2

= h4

Answer: B
1
3. 53 =
53
Answer: B

8. (m2)4 m2 = m2 4 m2

= m8 + (2)

= m6

1
=
4

t3
1
=
3AB4
t
Answer: D
4. t

Answer: A
9. (p3)4 p5 = p3 4 p5

= p12 5

= p7
1

Answer: C

5. (9n4) 2 = (9) 2 (n4) 2

1
4
2

= AB
9 (n
= 3n2

10. (x4)2 =
x4 2 =
x8 =
8 =
n =

Answer: C
2

Answer: B

6. (8x3) 3 = (8) 3 (x3) 3

x2n
x2n
x2n
2n
4

2
3
3

= (3AB
8 )2(x
= (2)2(x2)
= 4x2

11. 32 27 = 3m
32 33 = 3m
32 + 3 = 3m

31 = 3m
m = 1

Answer: D

Answer: C

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12. (2q3)2 3q4 = (2q3)(2q3) 3q4

= 2 2 3 q3 + 3 + (4)

= 12q2

27 3 (34)2
4.
95
5

(33) 3 34 2
=
(32)5

Answer: C

5
3

13. (2e2)3 4e = (2)3(e2 3) 4e

8e6

=
4e1

= 2e6 1

= 2e5

3 3 38
=

32 5
35 38
=
310
5 + 8 10
=3
= 33
= 27

Answer: D
1

1 2

14. (51 3 2 )2 = (51)2 (3 2

= 52 31
1

=
3
52
3

=
25
Answer: C

Answer: C

5. p 5 =

ABB
p4

Answer: A
1

e (8f3) 3
6.
1

(e12f8) 4
1
1 3

e (8 3 f 3 )
=
1 8
1
12
e 4 f 4
e1 2 f1
=
e3 f2

1. 1n = 6 2
t

tn = 6

2
=
e 2f
Answer: C

\ t = 6, n = 1
2
Answer: B

7.

1
5
2

= 2
3

= 3 2
2
Answer: C

1 2
1

8. (h2k 2 )5 (h4k3) 2

20 y

20 = 20

= 2
3

1 2

Answer: D

1 2

4 3 1
2. (h 2k 5)
h k
4 3
= h 2 k5
h k
= h4 2k3 (5)
= h6k2

3. 20 5 =

1 23 2

1 5

= (h2 5k 2
5

= (h k ) (h k

Answer: A

=h
k
= h8k4

5
3

10 2 2 1 2 2

Answer: D

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10

1 3
1
4
2
2

) (h

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9. (n3)5 n7
= n3 5 n7
= n15 n7
= n15 7
= n8

2. (2t3m)2 5t2
= (22t3 2m1 2) 5t2
= 4t6m2 5t2
= 20t6 + 2m2
= 20t4m2

Answer: C
10.



x

Answer: A

16
2x =
23x
24
2x =
23x
x
2 = 24 3x
x = 4 3x
+ 3x = 4
4x = 4
x = 1

1
3. (3h2k)3 h2k1
3
= (33h2 3k1 3) 31h2k1
= 33 + (1)h6k3 h2k1
= 32h6 + 2k3 + (1)
= 9h4k2
Answer: D
2m3n
4.
(3mn2)2
2m3n
=
32m1 2n2 2
2m3n
=
9m2n4

Answer: B
11. k2 (2k1)3 4k5
= k2 (23k1 3) 4k5
= k2 8 k3 4k5
8k2 + (3) (5)
=
4
= 2k4

2m3 2n1 (4)

=
9
2mn5
=
9
Answer: C

Answer: C
1

42 3 2
12.
62

5. (ef4)2 e3f9
= (e1 2f4 2) e3f9
= e2f8 e3f9
= e2 (3)f8 9
= e5f1

1 4

42 4 3
=
62 4
48 32
=
68
2 8
(2 ) 32
=
(2 3)8
216 32
=
28 38
= 216 8 32 8
= 28 36

Answer: A
6. (x2y3)3 x7y2
= (x2 3y3 3) x7y2
= x6y9 x7y2
= x6 + 7y9 + 2
= xy11

Answer: B

Answer: C
1

7. (2p2q 3 )3 p3q4

=
=
=
=

1. h 4 (h 4 k 3 )3
5

1 3
4 3

= h 4 (h 4
5

1 3

(23p2 3q 3 ) p3q4
8p6q1 p3q4
8p6 + 3q1 + (4)
8p9q3

Answer: B

4 4

=h h k
5 +
3

= h4
= h2k4

k4

Answer: D
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8. (27m3n9) 3 9m2n1
1

13. (27 26) 3 (24 3)

1 9
1
3

= (27 3 m 3 n 3 ) 9m2n1
= 3m1n3 9m2n1
3m1 2n3 (1)
=
9
m1n4
=
3
Answer: C
1

56
14. (4 3 5)3
24

1
1 6

2
2

3g 16 h
=
1 3
1
9
g 3h 3

1 3

=
=
=
=
=

Answer: C

6 5 3

10. (x y ) (x y )
y

= (x

) (x

5
1

= (3 2

2
5

) 3 4 53

5 +
3

h2
11. (2h1k 2 )2
k
1 2

(22h1 2k 2 ) (h2k1)
4h2k1 h2k1
4h2 2k1 (1)
4h4k2

16. (9 26) 2 (25 34)

1

1
6

(9 2 2 2 ) (25 34)
(31 23) (25 34)
31 4 23 (5)
33 22
22
=
33
4
=
27
=
=
=
=

Answer: A
1

12. (16 34) 2 (23 35)

1
4

(16 2 3 2 ) (23 35)

(22 32) (23 35)
22 3 32 (5)
21 33
33

21
27
=
2
Answer: A

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1
4
2

= 3 4 4 52 + (3)
= 32 51
32
=
51
9
=
5
Answer: A

Answer: C

= 3 4 52 3 4 53

= x6 2y 3
= x4y1

=
=
=
=
=

15. (3 2 54) 2 3 4 53

1 5
1
6
3
3

= x6y 3 x2y 3

=
=
=
=

56
53)
24
2
3
6
(2 5 ) (5 24)
22 (4) 53 6
26 53
26

53
64

125

= (4 3

3g 4h3
=
g3h1
= 12g1 3h3 (1)
= 12g2h4
12h4
=
g2
Answer: D

1 2

32 3

1
6

Answer: B

3g (16h6) 2
9.
1

(g9h3) 3

3 3 2

(27 3 2 3 ) 24 31
31 22 24 31
31 + 1 22 + (4)
32 26
32
=
26
9
=
64
=
=
=
=

Answer: C

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17. (64 3 51)2 (54 23)

= (4 51)2 (54 23)
= (22 2 51 2) (54 23)
= (24 52) (54 23)
= 24 3 52 (4)
= 21 52
= 2 25
= 50

27 3
21.
1

94 (4 3 )6
5

=
=

Answer: A

=
=

81 4 (32)3
18.
96

(34) 4 32 3
=
(32)6
3
3 36
=
312
3 + 6 12
=3
= 33
1
=
33
1
=
27
Answer: C
2

Answer: B
22.

1
4

(5

1
6
3

= (3

4 2 )4

1 4

1 4

42

1
4
3

) (7 3 32)

= (32 7

) (7 3 32)
4
2

3
3

= 32 (2) 7
= 34 72
34
=
72
81
=
49

32 5
20.
1

(212 74) 2
4

(25) 5
=
1
1

Answer: D

4
2

2
=
26 72
= 24 6 72
= 22 72
72
=
22
49
=
4
Answer: C
4

(5

23. (36 74) 3 (7 3 91)

Answer: D

12
2

2 4
= (52 42)
3
24
=
(52 24)
34
24 4
=
52
34
20 52
=
34
25
=
81
Answer: A

(53) 3 3 2
=
(52)2
52 32
=
54
2 (4)
=5
32
2
2
=5 3
= 25 9
= 225

27

23
=
33

125 3 (34) 2
19.
252
2

(33) 3

1 6

(32)4 4 3
35

38 42
35 (8) 42
33 42
33

42
27

16

24. (29) 3 (4 6 2 )4
=
=
=
=
=
=

2
9

1 4

2 3 (22 4 6 2
26 28 62
26 + 8 62
22 62
4 36
144

Answer: D
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