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9 Core Indices Practice Test

Multiple-choice questions 10 marks

1 Simplify the following: 3a2b 2ab2

a 6a2b2 b 6a3b3 c 5a2 d 2d5a3b3

2 Simplify the following: (3r3)2

a 9r5 b 6r6 c 9r6 d 6r5

3 Evaluate the following: (3pq4)

a 1 b 3 c -3 d 0

10a 3b 3ab 2
4 Simplify the following: 12ab

5 5
a 5a 3
b 2 a 3b 2 c 5 ab 2
d 2 a 2b 3

5 Express a3b4 a2b5 with positive indices.

a b a6
a a3b-1 b b c a d b20

6 Simplify the following expressed with positive indices only: 8p -5q-2

8 p5 8 q2 8 q2 8
a q2 b p5 c p5 d p5 q 2

7 2x0 =

a 0 b -2 c 1 d 2

3 c7 8 d4
8 Simplify the following: 12 c 3 4 c 4

d4 4
d4
a 2 b 2d c 24 d
4 4
c d
24
9 What is 2400 in scientific notation?

a 2.4 103 b 2.4 10 c 2.4 102 d 0.24 103

10 The answer to (2 105) (3 102) is:

a 5 107 b 6 107 c 6 103 d 5 103
Short-answer questions

1. Write each of the following in index form

(a) 3 3 3 3 (b) 2tt5uuuu

2. Evaluate each of the following

a 53 b 7-2

3. Simplify the following leaving your answer with positive indices.

a 7p3 4q5 b (2p2q4)2 pq3

4. Simplify the following leaving your answer with positive indices.

6 mn2 2 m2 n 3
15 h 4 4
a 12h5 b r r

2 x 8 3 y 5
c 4 x3 2 y 2
5. Simplify each of the following writing all answers with positive indices

a (m4)6 b (u-3)2

c (y5)2 y2

6. Simplify each of the following writing all answers with positive indices.

(a) 3x6 8x7 (b) 5a-3 (c) -7d-3e2

7. Write each of the following as a basic numeral.

(a) 2.7 103 (b) 3.826 105

(b) 5.693 10-2 (d) 6 10-4

8. Write each of the following in scientific notation.

(a) 245 (b) 0.0000003

(c) 7,645,000

9. Using your calculator, express each of the quantities as a basic numeral to 2

decimal place.

(a) 3.4 107 8.3 105 (b) 4.78 105 (3.42 10-6)
10. The distance from the Sun to Jupiter is approximately 7.78 10 8 km. Express
this quantity as a number.