INDICIES

May/June

2015/Q9/42
9) (c) Simplify:
3
16 −2
( 4)
9𝑥

Answer(c) ................................................ [2]

2016/Q2/42
2) (a) Work out the value of x in each of the following.

(i) 3x = 243

x = ................................................. [1]

(ii) 16x = 4

x = ................................................. [1]

(iii) 8x = 32

x = ................................................. [2]
1
(iv) 27x = 9

x = ................................................. [2]

2018/Q4/42
4) (a) Simplify:

(i) (3p2)5

................................................. [2]

(ii) 18x2y6 ÷ 2xy2

................................................. [2]
5 −2
(iii) (𝑚)

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 ................................................. [1]

2019/Q2/43
2) (c) Simplify:

(i) 𝑎3 × 𝑎6

............................................... [1]

(ii) (5𝑥𝑦 2 )3

............................................... [2]
1
−
27𝑥 12 3
(iii) ( )
64𝑦 3

............................................... [3]

2020/Q3/41
3) (d) Simplify.
2
( 27𝑥 9 )3

................................................. [2]

2021/Q3/42
3) (a) Simplify, giving your answer as a single power of 7.

(i) 75 × 76

................................................. [1]

(ii) 715 ÷ 75

................................................. [1]

(iii) 42 + 7

................................................. [1]

(b) Simplify.

(5𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 4 )3

................................................. [3]

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(c) 𝑃 = 25 × 33 × 7 , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑄 = 540

(i) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of P and Q.

................................................. [2]

(ii) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of P and Q.

................................................. [2]

(iii) P × R is a cube number, where R is an integer. Find the smallest possible value of R.

................................................. [2]
1
(e) 32𝑥−1 = × 32𝑦−𝑥
9𝑥

Find an expression for y in terms of x.

y = ................................................ [4]

October/November
2015/Q2/41
2) (a) Calculate 20.7.

Answer(a) ................................................ [1]

(b) Find the value of x in each of the following.

(i) 2x = 128

Answer(b)(i) x = ................................................ [1]

(ii) 2x × 29 = 213

Answer(b)(ii) x = ................................................ [1]

(iii) 29 ÷ 2x = 4

Answer(b)(iii) x = ................................................ [1]

3
(iv) 2x = √2

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 Answer(b)(iv) x = ................................................ [1]

2017/Q2/43
2) (b) Simplify.

(i) x0

...................................................[1]

(ii) x7 × 𝑥 3

...................................................[1]

(3𝑥 6 )2
(iii)
𝑥 −4
...................................................[2]

2018/Q2/42
2) (c) Simplify.

(i) 5a3c2 × 2a2c7

................................................. [2]
3
16𝑎8 4
(ii) ( 12 )
𝑐
................................................. [2]

2019/Q2/43
2) (d) Simplify:
2
(27𝑥 9 )3

.................................................... [2]

2020/Q8/41
8) (c) Simplify:

(3𝑥 2 𝑦 4 )3

................................................. [2]

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