Algebra Worksheet 4 – Indices, surds, logs

1. Simplify the following:

37 .10 7 1 3x
a) f) e
2 5 .6.156 ex
27 2 .42 6 25
b) g)
9 4 .14 3 .213 .24 25 + 2 7
(a + b) n (a - b) n+1 xn - 2 xn-1 + xn- 2
c) h)
(a2 - b2 ) n xn- 2 - xn- 3
cn+1 . cn- 3 . cn-5
d) Solve for x
cn+ 2 . c2 n-8 i) 9 x+1 = 33 x-5
48 n+ 2 .63 2 n-1
e)
(3n+ 3 ) 3 .7 2 n .16 n-1 j) 165- x = 8 x+ 2

1
2. Express as a power of 4
32

3. Expand:

a) 5 ( 10 + 25 ) b) (4 5 - 3 2 )(4 5 + 3 2 )

4. Simplify 12 ´ 18

5. Rationalise:
6 1
a) c)
5 3 3+ 5
1 1 1
b) d) +
5- 2 7+ 3 7- 3

6. Prove
2 log 2 7 + 2 log 2 4 - log 2 98 = 3

7. Write as a single logarithm

3 2 1 1
a) log 25 - log 125 b) - log 14 - log 127
2 3 2 3

1 1 1
log + log + log
8. Simplify: x y z
log x + log y + log z

9. Solve for x:
a) log x - log 3 = log 6 d) 7 2 x+ 3 = 15
b) log( x - 3) = log x - log 3 e) 12 3x-2 = 6 2x+1
c) 4 x5 x = 80

Delta; p8: Exercise 1.15, p104: Exercise 8.4

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Surds – basics

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 Algebra Worksheet 4 – Indices, surds, logs
1. Add and subtract these surds.
a) 2 + 3 2 - 4 2 - 2 2
b) 28 - 63 + 112 - 175
c) 27 - 12 + 20 - 45
d) 80 + 45 + 96 - 54

2. Multiply these surds.

a) 2 5 ´ 3 2
b) 3 12 ´ 2 30
c) 5 6 ´ 2 18
d) 4 21 ´ 5 28

3. Expand and simplify these expressions.

a) ( 2 + 3 2 ) ( 5 - 6 )
b) ( 3 - 3 ) ( 2 3 + 5)
c) ( 2 + 3 5 ) ( 2 - 3 5 )
d) ( 3 - 4 2)
2

4. Write these expressions with rational denominators.

3
a)
2 5
2
b)
3 2
2
c)
3+ 5
3
d)
3-2
3
e)
5+2 3
2
f)
3 2- 3

5. Solve these surd equations.

a) x=3
b) 12 - x = 5
c) x- 3 = x
d) 2 x+ 6 = x- 2
e) 2x+ 1 = 3x-11
f) 3x+ 4 + 2x+ 1 = 7

Delta Exercise 7.3,

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