Chapter 2: Exponents

Exercise: 2A
Page Number: 33
Question 1.
(i)
1 1
Solution: 43  3

4 64
(ii)
5
1
Solution:    25  32
2
(iii)
3 3
4  3   27 
Solution:        
3  4   64 
(iv)
1 1
 3   1 3   1   3  1
4 4 4 4
Solution: 4

3 81
(v)

 2    2  32
5 5 5 5
2 5 2
Solution:     1    1     1   
 3   3  3  3 243

Question 2.
(i)
2 2
5 5 25 25 625
Solution:        
3  3 9 9 81
(ii)
6 4 6 4 6 4 2
5 5 5 6 5 6 5 25
Solution:                     
6 6  6   5   6   5   6  36
(iii)
3 2 3 2
2 2  3  3 27 9 243
Solution:              
3 3  2  2 8 4 32
(iv)
3 2 3 2
9 9 8 9 8
Solution:            
8 8 9 8 9

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Question 3.
(i)
2 3 0 2 3 2 3
5 3 3 5 3  5   5  25 125 3125
Solution:               1         
9 5 5 9 5  9   3  81 27 2187
(ii)
Solution:
4 4 4 4
 3   2  
2 2 2 2
3  2 4  3  2  2  3  2
       1    1    1      1         
 4   5   4  5 4 5  4 5
4 2
4 2 256 4 1024
       
3 5 81 25 2025
(iii)
Solution:
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
 2   2   2  2  3  2  2  2   2  2
       1    1    1      1         
 3   3   3  3   3  3  3  3
3 2
3 3 27 9 243
       
2 2 8 4 32

Question 4.
(i)
Solution:
2 2 2 2
 2    2     2    2  
2 2 2 2

        
2
    1    1      
 3    3     3    3  
2 2
4  9  81
    
9   4  16
(ii)
Solution:
1 1
  1 2 2   2 2 
2 1 
        1     
   
  3       3   
    
1
  1 2 2    1 2 
1
   2 1 1
            9   81 
1

  3      9     81
 

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(iii)
Solution:
2 2

 3  
2
  2  
2 2
  4  16
        
 
 2  
   3    9  81

Question 5.
Solution:
 1  3  1  3   1  3 3 3

           3   2    4 
3

 3   2    4 
19
 27  8   4   19  64 
3

64

Question 6.
Solution:
1
 4   1  
1 1 1
3 
         4 
 3   4   4 
1
 3  4   4 
1 1
 3  16   13  4
       
 4   4   4 13

Question 7.
Solution:
 1
  1

 51  31 1  61    1  1   61    1   61   15  1   15  6  90
    
   5 3 
   15    6 

Question 8.
(i)
Solution:

2 0
 31   32  1  3  32  4  9  36

(ii)
Solution:
1 1 1
2  31   23      23     23
1

 2 3 6
1 1 1 1 1 4
    3      8 
6 2 6 8 6 3

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(iii)
Solution:
2 2 2
1 1 1
         2  3  4  4  9  16  29
2 2 2

2  3 4

Question 9.
Solution:
Since the base of the terms is same in equation
4 5 3x
5 5 5
      
3  3  3

Equation can be written as

4   5  3x  9  3x  3  x

Therefore,
x  3

Question 10.
Solution:
Since the base of the terms is same in equation
4 7 2 x 1
4 4 4
      
9 9 9

Equation can be written as

4   7   2 x  1  4  7  2 x  1  3  2 x  1  3  1  2 x  2  2 x  1  x

Therefore,
x  1

Question 11.
Solution:
Let the required number be x,
Therefore,
1 1 1 6 2
 6   x  91    x   x    6   x    x  
1

6 9 9 9 3

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 Hence,
2
x
3

Question 12.
Solution:
Let the required number be x,
Therefore,
3 3
 2   3   2 
3

  2     3 2
 2   4 
2
 3     
           2  x  x      
4 2 27 3
x  27  x  4   4   3   27 
 
 27 
 3   27  27 729 19683
3 2

 x       x   x
 2   4  8 16 128

Question 13.
Solution: 52 x 1  25  125  52 x 1  52  53
Since the base of the terms is same in equation
52 x1  52  53

Equation can be written as

2 x  1  2  3  2 x 1  3  2 x  4  x  2
Hence,
x2

Chapter: Exponents
Exercise: 2B
Page Number: 36
Question 1.
(i)
Solution: 5.736  103
(ii)

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 Solution: 3.5  106
(iii)
Solution: 2.73 105
(iv)
Solution: 1.68  108
(v)
Solution: 4.63 1012
(vi)
Solution: 3.45 107

Question 2.
(i)
Solution: 374000
(ii)
Solution: 691200000
(iii)
Solution: 41253000
(iv)
Solution: 25000
(v)
Solution: 5170000
(vi)
Solution: 1679000000

Question 3.
(i)
Solution: 8.848 103
(ii)
Solution: 3 108
(iii)
Solution: 1.496 1011

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Question 4.
Solution:
5.97 1024  7.35 1022  597 1022  7.35 1022
Total mass =
  597  7.35  1022   604.35  1022   6.0435  10 24 kg

Question 5.
(i)
6
Solution: 0.0006   6 104
10000
(ii)
8.3
Solution: 0.00000083   8.3 10 7
10000000
(iii)
5.34
Solution: 0.0000000534   5.34 10 9
100000000
(iv)
2.7
Solution: 0.0027   2.7 103
1000
(v)
1.65
Solution: 0.00000165   1.65 105
100000
(vi)
689
Solution: 0.00000000689   689  1010
100000000000

Question 6.
(i)
1
Solution: 1micron  m  1106 m
1000000
(ii)
4
Solution: 0.0000004m  m  4 106 m
1000000
(iii)
3
Solution: 0.03mm  mm  3 102 mm
100

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Question 7.
(i)
2.06 206
Solution: 2.06 105   5  0.0000206
10 5
10 102
(ii)
5
Solution: 5 107   0.0000005
107
(iii)
6.82 683
Solution: 6.82 106   6  0.00000683
10 6
10 102
(iv)
5.673 5673
Solution: 5.673 104   4  0.0005673
10 4
10 103
(v)
1.8 18
Solution: 1.8 102   2  0.018
10 10 10
2

(vi)
4.129 4129
Solution: 4.129 103   3  0.0004129
10 3
10 103

Chapter: Exponents
Exercise: 2C
Page Number: 37
Objective questions

Question 1.
8
(a) 
125
25
(b)
4
125
(c)
8
2
(d) 
5
Solution: (c)

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Question 2.
(a) 12
(b) 81
1
(c) 
12
1
(d)
81
Solution: (d)

Question 3.
(a) -32
1
(b)
32
(c) 32
1
(d)
32
Solution: (b)

Question 4.
1
(a)
128
1
(b) 
128
1
(c) 
8
1
(d)
8
Solution: (d)

Question 5.
7
(a)
10
60
(b)
7
7
(c)
5

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(d)
15
Solution: (b)

Question 6.
61
(a)
144
144
(b)
61
(c) 29
1
(d)
29
Solution: (c)

Question 7.
19
(a)
64
27
(b)
16
64
(c)
19
16
(d)
25
Solution: (a)

Question 8.
1
(a)
16
(b) 16
1
(c) 
16
(d) -16
Solution: (a)

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Question 9.
(a)-1
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Solution: (d)

Question 10.
(a)-1
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Solution: (d)

Question 11.
2
(a)
3
3
(b)
2
(c) 1
(d) 0
Solution: (c)

Question 12.
5
(a)
3
3
(b)
5
3
(c) 
5
(d) None of the above
Solution: (c)

Question 13.
Solution: (d)

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Question 14.
Solution: (b)

Question 15.
Solution: (c)

Question 16.
Solution: (b)

Question 17.
Solution: (a)

Chapter: Exponents
Exercise: Test Paper-2
Page Number: 39
A.
Question 1. Evaluate:
(i)
1 1
Solution: 34  4

3 81
(ii)

 4   1   4   1  4   64

3 3 3 3
Solution:

(iii)
2 2
3  4  16
Solution:      
4 3 9
(iv)
5
 2 
5 5
 3 3 243
Solution:        1    
 3   2 2 32
(v)
0
5
Solution:    1
7
Question 2.

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 2
 2 3 
   8
2
8
2 2
 27  729
Solution:             
 3  
   27   27  8 64

Question 3.
1
3  1 1  4  2 1  3  3  3 1 3 3
Solution:  3  6           
1 1
      
4 3 6 3  6  4 6 4 2 4 8

Question 4.
Solution: Let the required number be x,
Therefore
3 3
 2   3   2 
3

  2     3 2
 2   4 
2
 3  4  2  9  3 
      2
 x  x     
x 9 x 4 4  3  9
 
, 9
 3   9  27 81 2187
3 2

 x       x   x
 2  4 8 16 128

Question 5.
Solution: Let the number be x
1 1 3 1
Therefore,  3  x  61 
1
x  x x
3 6 6 2
Question 6.
(i)
Solution: 3.45 102
(ii)
Solution: 1.8 105
(iii)
Solution: 3  10 6
(iv)
Solution: 2.7 106
B.
Question 7.
Solution: (c)

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Question 8.
Solution: (b)

Question 9.
Solution: (c)

Question 10.
Solution: (d)

Question 11.
Solution: (c)

Question 12.
Solution: (d)

Question 13.
Solution: (c)

Question 14.
(i)
Solution: 3.6  105
(ii)
Solution: 1.23 105
(iii)
9
Solution:
4
(iv)
Solution: 0.003
(v)
Solution: 0.000532

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