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1: Simplify
2 the following:

a) 2v3u8 × 5v8u9 b) 3h10n5 × 5h4n6 c) 2x10r9 × 3x7r6

__________ __________ __________

d) 4f 2t10 × 5f 8t e) 3q6e4 × 4q2e5 f) 5y7a8 × 6y8a2

__________ __________ __________

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2: Simplify
2 the following:

15k5b7 10w14z17 20j14p6

a) 4 3 b) c)
5k b 5w5z9 5j9p

__________ __________ __________

12s16m19 30c13g9 6u6h17

d) e) 10 4 f) 5 10
4s6m9 6c g 3u h

__________ __________ __________

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3: Simplify
2 the following:

a) (4n3t2)3 b) (5f 5q2)3 c) (2j3e10)2

__________ __________ __________

d) (3k10v3)2 e) (4w7z)2 f) (2y7g9)3

__________ __________ __________

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1: a) 10v11u17
2 b) 15h14n11 c) 6x17r15 d) 20f 10t11 e) 12q8e9 f) 30y15a10

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2: a) 3kb4
2 b) 2w9z8 c) 4j5p5 d) 3s10m10 e) 5c3g5 f) 2uh7

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3: a) 64n9t6
2 b) 125f 15q6 c) 4j6e20 d) 9k20v6 e) 16w14z2 f) 8y21g27

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