1 Simplify following:

(3y/4)3
a)
b)
c)
d)
2 3y2/3  y4/3
a)
b)
c)
d)
3 x3/2 + 4x-1 – 5x0 when x = 4
a)
b)
c)
d)
4 y2/3 + 3y-1 – 2y0 when y = 1/8
a)
b)
c)
d)
5 
2

1
a a 3 a 2

6 5 1
a 3 
a2 a 2

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b)
c)
d)
6 If 32 x 4K+2 = 2L , then L is equal to.
a)
b)
c)
d)
7 Which is larger 33 or 44.
a)
b)
c)
d)
8 If 2x _ 2x -1 = 4, then the value of xx is.
a)
b)
c)
d)

9 2 x 4a +1= 8, then a is equal to :

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b)
 c)
d)
10 Find the value for x:
2 x 3 x 9
a b
   
b a
a)
b)
c)
d)
1  3y 
3
 3y   3y   3y  3 3 y 3 27 y 3
     =  .
 4   4  4  4  43 64
2 2 4

6
3y2/3 .y4/3 = 3y 3 3 = 3y 3 = 3y2.
3 x3/2 + 4x-1 - 5x0 when x = 4, = (4)3/2 + 4(4)-1 - 5(4)0,
1
= (41/2)3 + 4 x - 5 x1, = 8 + 1 - 5 = 4.
4
4 y2/3 + 3y-1 - 2y0 when y = 1/8,
2/3 1 0
1 11
=   3  
 2  ,
8 88
1 1 1 1
=   3  8  2 1 , =  24  2  22 .
2 2 4 4
5 
2

1 1

2

1
1 2 5 1 1 3 4 5 2
a a 3 a 2 a2 a 3 a 2   
+ =  ,= a2 3 6 + a 2 2 ,= a 6 a 2
6
a5
a a
3
2

1
2
a 5/ 6 a  3 / 2 1/ 2

2
= a-1 + a-1 = 2a-1 = .
a
6  1
2x - 2x-1 = 4  2x(1 - 2-1) = 4  2x 1   = 4  2x
 2
= 8  x = 3  xx = 33 = 27
7
   
1 4 1 1 3 1
1
 8112 .  64 
1
3
3  3 3  312  34 12 4
4  4 4  4 12  4 3 12 12 . Hence 3 3 is larger.
8  1
2x - 2x-1 = 4  2x(1 - 2-1) = 4  2x 1   = 4  2x
 2
= 8  x = 3  xx = 33 = 27
9 2  4a+1 = 8  2  22a+2 = 23  22a+3 = 23  2a + 3 = 3  a = 0
10 2 x 3 x 9 2 x 3  x 9
a b a a
        
b a b b
 2x - 3 = -x + 9  3x = 12  x = 4