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Section A 01 Laws of Indices

1994 Q33
(3𝑥 )2=

2
A. 3𝑥 .
B. 3 𝑥+2 .
C. 32𝑥 .
D. 6𝑥 .
E. 92𝑥 .

1996 Q12
27𝑥
=
3𝑦

9𝑥
A. .
𝑦

𝑥
B. 9𝑦 .

C. 9 𝑥−𝑦 .
3𝑥
D. 3𝑦.
E. 33𝑥−𝑦 .

1998 Q7
(2𝑚 )2
=
8𝑚

2
A. 3
.

B. 2−𝑚 .
C. 2𝑚 .
2
D. 2𝑚 −3𝑚 .
2
E. 22𝑚 −3𝑚.
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2000 Q3
−2
(𝑎3 𝑏 −1 )
Simplify (𝑎−1 𝑏2 )4

1
A. .
𝑎𝑏3

1
B. .
𝑎2 𝑏3

1
C. .
𝑎2 𝑏6

1
D. .
𝑎2 𝑏9

𝑎4
E. .
𝑏6

2001 Q10
𝑎𝑛−2 + 𝑎𝑛−1
=
𝑎𝑛−2

A. 𝑎𝑛−1.
B. 𝑎𝑛−2 (1 + 𝑎).
C. 1 + 𝑎𝑛−1 .
1
D. 1 + 𝑎.

E. 1 + 𝑎.

2002 Q3
2𝑥 ⋅ 8𝑦 =

A. 2 𝑥+3𝑦 .
B. 23𝑥𝑦 .
C. 16𝑥+𝑦
D. 16𝑥𝑦 .
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2003 Q4
3𝑥 ⋅ 9𝑦 =

A. 3 𝑥+2𝑦 .
B. 3 𝑥+3𝑦 .
C. 27𝑥+𝑦 .
D. 27𝑥𝑦 .

2005 Q1
𝑎 ⋅ 𝑎(𝑎 + 𝑎) =

A. 𝑎4 .
B. 2𝑎3 .
C. 𝑎3 + 𝑎.
D. 3𝑎2 + 1.

2006 Q1
(2𝑥)3 ⋅ 𝑥 3 =

A. 6𝑥 6.
B. 8𝑥 6 .
C. 6𝑥 9 .
D. 8𝑥 9 .

2007 Q1
If n is a positive integer, then 32𝑛 ⋅ 4𝑛 =

A. 62𝑛 .
B. 63𝑛 .
C. 122𝑛 .
D. 123𝑛 .
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2008 Q1
1 888
( ) (−2)887 =
2

A. −2.
B. −0.5.
C. 0.
D. 0.5.

2009 Q1
2𝑛 ⋅ 3𝑛 =

A. 5𝑛 .
B. 6𝑛 .
C. 8𝑛 .
D. 9𝑛 .

2010 Q2
1 500 500 3
( ) (3 ) =
9

A. 0.
B. 3500 .
C. 6500 .
D. 18500.

2011 Q1

334
−1 333
5 ( ) =
5

A. −5.
B. −0.2.
C. 0.
D. 5
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Sample Paper Q1
(3𝑎)2 ⋅ 𝑎3 =

A. 3𝑎5.
B. 6𝑎6 .
C. 9𝑎5 .
D. 9𝑎6 .

Practice Paper Q1
𝑥 3 (2𝑥 + 𝑥) =

A. 3𝑥 4 .
B. 2𝑥 5.
C. 3𝑥 5.
D. 2𝑥 6.

2012 Q1
(2𝑥 4 )3
=
2𝑥 5

A. 3𝑥 2.
B. 3𝑥 7 .
C. 4𝑥 7 .
D. 4𝑥 59 .

2013 Q1
(27 ⋅ 9𝑛+1 )3 =

A. 36𝑛+12.
B. 36𝑛+15.
C. 39𝑛+12.
D. 39𝑛+18.
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2014 Q1
(𝟐𝒏𝟑 )−𝟓 =

1
A. .
32𝑛2

1
B. .
32𝑛15

1
C. .
10𝑛125

1
D. .
10𝑛243

2015 Q1
(3𝑦 6)4
=
3𝑦 2

A. 4𝑦 5.
B. 4𝑦 8.
C. 27𝑦12.
D. 27𝑦 22.

2016 Q1
8222 ．5666 =

A. 10666.
B. 10888.
C. 40666.
D. 40888.
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2017 Q2
1
( ) 3444 =
9555

A. 0.
1
B. .
3111

1
C. .
3222

1
D. .
3666

2018 Q1
82𝑛+1
=
43𝑛+1

A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 2𝑛 .
D. 2−𝑛 .