Hostos C.

College

MAT 020

Date: 10/7/2011

Section #14917

Due Date : 10/18/2011 8:00am

Homework #4
1) Evaluate each expression
a) -72

b) (-5)2

c) -43

d) 11 * 32

2) Evaluate each expression with given values for the variable(s)

a) x3 when x = 2

b) 2x3y2 when x = 1, y = -2

d) 3t2/11 when t = -3

e) -4/(-5x3) when x = -2

3) Simplify expressions by using properties of exponentials

a) y3 * y5

b) (-2)4 * (-2)3

d) (m2)3

e) (k4)7

h) (7x7y8z6) / (x6y4z6)

c) x4y3y2xy3

f) (a3b)3

i) (2x)-5 / x3

4) Write the following numbers in scientific notation

a) 0.004

b) 1,000,000,000,001

g) (w/q)8

c) 56,056,056

d) 1,200,000 / 600