Indices Tasks

Part A – Simplify the following (leaving your Part C

answers in power form)
Simplify these expressions by making the
1. 3 × 3 _______________ bases of all power expressions the same
(hint: use the base all numbers are a power
2. _______________ of, e.g. 9 and 27 are both powers of 3).

Example: 3 × 9 = 3 × (3 ) =
3. 7 × 7 _______________ 3 ×3 =3

4. (2 ) _______________ 1. 3 × 9 × 27 _______________

2. 4 × 2 _______________
5. _______________

3. 8 × 4 _______________
6. 5 _______________

Part B – Simplify the following (dealing with 4. 16 × 8 × 4 _______________

negative integers where appropriate)
5. ×5 _______________
1. (6 ) _______________

( )
2. _______________ 6. _______________

Part D
3. ( )
_______________
By using the approach above of converting
× power expressions to the same base, solve
4. ( )
_______________
for x. (Note that when 𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂𝒄 then 𝒃 = 𝒄
and vice versa, e.g. if 𝟐𝒙 = 𝟐𝟑 then 𝒙 = 𝟑).
5. _______________
Example: Solve 9 = 3
(3 ) = 3 , 𝑠𝑜 3 = 3 . 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 2𝑥 =
6. _______________
6, 𝑠𝑜 𝑥 = 3.

1. 16 = 2 _____________

2. 8 = 4 _____________

3. 27 = 3 _____________

4. 4 =8 _____________

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