Chapter 1: Indices

Paper 1
This test paper contains 20 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are allowed to use a scientific calculator that cannot be programmed.

1 5 2 can also be written as

A 25 1
1
B
25
1
C
52
D 25

2 Simplify 2 5 × 2 6 × 1
23 .
1
A
16
B 8
C 8 4
D 16

3 If x 3 = 27, then x =
A 3
B 33
C 3 2
1
D
3

4 Simplify y 6 × y 3 × y 2 × y 7 .
A 0
B 1
A. y
C y2

1
 1
5 Simplify t 4 × t 3 × (t 9 ) 3
.
1
A
t3
1
B
t
1
C
t2
D t

2
6 Determine the value of (64) 3 .
1
A
8
1
B
4
1
C
16
1
D
64
1 1
7 What is the value of 8 3 ÷ 32 5 ?
A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3

8 Simplify 5 1 + 5 2 + 5 2 .
6
A 5
25
6
B 10
25
6
C 15
25
6
D 25
25

2
9 If y 3 × y 4 ÷ y 2 = 7, find the value of y.
A 7
B 70
1
C
7
1
D
49

t10
10 Simplify .
t  4  t 8
1
A
t2
1
B
t 22
C t 22
D t2

11 Simplify (p 2 s 5 ) 2 × (p 3 s 4 ) 1 .
A p6 s6
B p7 s6
C p6 s 7
D p7 s 7

1
12 Simplify (a 2 b 2 c 2 ) 3 × ( ) 2 .
abc
A a8 b8 c8
B a6 b6 c6
C a 12 b 12 c 12
D a4 b4 c4

13 (p 2 s 2 ) 2 can also be written as

1
A 4 4
p s
B p 4 s
C p4 s4
D p 4 s 4

3
 a 2 m
14 Find the value of ( ) , if a = 2 , b = 3, and m = 2.
b3

8
A
27
1
B
8
1
C
27
729
D
16

1
15 Simplify 3p 3 ×  p 7 ÷ p 2
× × p3 .
p5
A 3 p4
B 3 p3
C 3 p2
D 3p

1 2
16 Simplify (4m 6 ) 2 × (27m 3 ) 3 .
1
A
18m5
B m
C 18m 5
D 28m

17 Which of the following is not equal to 3?

1
A
31
B 3 3 × 3 4
C 3 2 × 3 3
1
D ( ) 1
3

4
 1 1
18 Which of the following is not an answer for ( ) ?
8
A 2³
1
B 2² x
2 1
C 2 2 ÷ 2 5
2 3
D
22

19 Which of the following, is not equal to 1?

4 1
A
4 1
B 4 1 × 4
1
C × 4 1
4
D (4 1 ) 0

20 Solve ( p 2 ) 2 = 81 1 .

1
A
3
B 3
1
C
9
1
D
27

5
Paper 2
This test paper contains 10 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1
1 Simplify 8 3 .

x 2 y 3
2 Simplify .
x 3 y 4

1
3 Evaluate 2 4 ÷ × 2 2 .
8

4 Determine the value of 2 4 × 3 2 .

1
5 Given that p 2 = 6, determine the value of p 2 .

3
6 If x 2 = 729, find the value of x.

7 Write 2 x 5 2 as a fraction.

1
8 Simplify (49y 2 ) 2 .

9 Determine the value of 7x° + 8y°.

1 1
10 If x 2 + 2y 2 = 24, and y = 81, find the value of x.