Shining Star Education Centre

Grade -9

Mathematics Tutorial 2

28. 6. 2019
Time allowed : 1:00

Answer ALL Questions

1. Simplify and express the answer with positive exponents. (15-marks)

−3 2 −2 −2 3 3 −2 −2
2x . y 4x y 81 x
(a)
( 3−1 y 3
(−1)
) ( .
3 x5 )( ÷
y −3 )
(b) (−1 )(−1)
5 x+1 25 x+1
(c) ÷
x x−1 x+1
(5 ) ( 5 x−1)
1
n−6
n−3 6 n+1
(d) 54 ∙ 3 +15 ∙ 9 2 − n
2 ∙ 27
2
(e)
( x + y−1 )
1+ x−1 y−1
2. Simplify and express the answer with positive exponents. (25-marks)
5 −4

[ ]
−2
( x −2 √ y ) x6 √ y3
(a) ÷
√3 x y−3 x −11
12
y2
−1

−4 −0.5 −1
3 4
(b)
[( ) ] √( )
4
1
∙
3
÷ 16−0.5

2
x−7 x 2 −1
(c)
x−5 √ x−14
÷ 1+
√x ( )
3+ 2 √ 3
(d) 3
( √ 3−1 )
(e) (i) 22 x −5 ∙ 2x + 4=0
1 2 x−5
(ii) 3
2 x−1
∙3 4 x +8=
27 ( )