Indices

Indices
EXCEL INTERMEDIATE MATHS YEARS 9–10
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Topic 7: Fractional indices UNIT 7: Fractional indices

QUESTION 1 Express the following in root form.

1 1 1
a 9 = ______________
2 b 27 3 = ______________ c 4 2 = ______________
1 1 1
d 162 = ______________ e 25 2 = ______________ f a 2 = ______________
1 1 1
g x 3 = ______________ h 8 3 = ______________ i 32 5 = ____________
j k 49– 2 = ______________ l 64– 2 = ______________
1 1 1
y 7 = ______________

QUESTION 2 Write the following in index form.

a 5 = ______________ b 3 = ______________
 c 15 = ______________
3
d 43 = ______________ e 7 = ______________ f 6 = ______________
3 3 4
g 28 = ______________ h 240 = ______________
 i 10 = ______________

5  8
j k l
n
 37 = ______________ 23 = ______________ 14 = ______________


QUESTION 3 Simplify the following.

a 4 = ______________ b 25 = ______________
 c 49 = _____________

3 3
d 81 = ______________ e  27 = ______________ f  64 = ____________
1 1 1
g 64 = ______________
2 h 9 = ______________
2 i 36 2 = _____________
1 1 1
j 8 3 = ______________ k 64 3 = _____________ l 125 3 = _____________

QUESTION 4 Simplify the following.

1 2 1 1
a 16 = ______________
4 b 8 3 = ______________ c (81a 2 ) 2 = _____________
3 3
d (27 3)2 = ____________ e f (9x 2 )2 = _____________
2
9 2 = ______________
1
(252 ) 2 = ______________ (x9 )3 = _____________
2
g (125) 3 = ______________ h i
1

3 3 2
j 25 2 = ______________ k 16 4 = ______________ l (y0 )3 = _____________

QUESTION 5 Without using a calculator, evaluate the following.

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
a 36  2  362 = __________ b
2 8 3  8 3  25 2  25 2 = _____ c (7 3 ) 2 = _____________
4 21  8 13 = __________ e
d ( ) ( )
25 27
10)2 = ______________
( f 27)2 = _____________
(3

(5 3 )3 + 4 2 = ________
( )
1 1 1 1 1 1
g 80  (8 3 )3 = ______________ h 4 2  42 + 8 3  273 = _______ i
2
25
1 1 3
j (2564)  (278 ) 2 3
= ___________ k
1 3
25 2  252 + 16 4  83 = ______ l
1 1
(39)2 = _____________

QUESTION 6 Simplify the following.

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
a x 3  x 3  x 3 = ___________ b y 2  y 2  y2 = ___________ c m 3  m 3  m3 = _________
1 1 2 1 4 2 3
d 8x 2  3x 4 = ____________ e p 3  p3  p 3 = ___________ f (x 3 ) 4 = _____________
7 1
g 8 3 = ______________ h 2y 31  8y 34 = ___________ i (a16 b8 ) 4 = _____________

j (64a16 ) 2 = ___________
1
k (49a8 b12 ) 2 = ___________
1
l (yy157 ) = ____________
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