F3 C1 Indices SPM PY - P1

SPM 2003 [B, D]

SPM 2006 [C]

SPM 2007 [A, C]

SPM 2004 [A, C]

SPM 2005 [B, C]

SPM 2008 [D, B]

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SPM 2009 [A, A]
SPM 2011 [D, B]

SPM 2012 [D, A]

SPM 2010 [C, A]

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SPM 2013 [D, D] SPM 2016 Q23 [a3b5/2]
1
3 1
𝑎2 𝑏4 2
Simplify ( 𝑎−1 ) × 𝑎2 𝑏 2

SPM 2017 Q23 [9]

3
Given that 𝑛 = (3−2 × 814 ), find the
value of 𝑛2 .

SPM 2017 Q24 [8r18/s6]

1 3
𝑟 10 ×(4𝑠 8 )2
Simplify [ 1 ]
(𝑟 16 𝑠 24 )4

𝟑
SPM 2014 [A] SPM 2018 Q22 [ √𝟐𝟓 D]
2
1 −3
( )
5

SPM 2019 Q23 [4p4r4]

1
𝑝3 ×(64𝑝3 )3
Simplify
𝑟 −4

SPM 2015 Q23 [m-1/3]

1 SPM 2019 Q24 [2/49]
3
√𝑚 3
22 ×7−1
Find the value of
7×√2

SPM 2015 Q24 [3/pq5]

1
27𝑝3 3
Simplify ( 𝑞6
) ÷ 𝑝2 𝑞 3

SPM 2016 [n2/9m2]

3𝑚 −2
( )
𝑛

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F4 C4 Add Math SPM 2008 P1 Q7 [3][x=-3]
Indices and Law of Indices Solve the equation: 162𝑥−3 = 84𝑥 .
SPM 2014 P1 Q6 [2][4x3y5]
(6𝑥 4 𝑦 3 )2 SPM 2009 P1 Q7 [3][n=2]
Simplify:
9𝑥 5 𝑦
Given that 3n−3  27n = 243 , find the value of
x.
SPM 2014 P2 Q4a [3][pq3]
It is given that 𝑝 = 2𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞 = 2𝑦 .
SPM 2012 P1 Q7 [3][x=-7/2]
8𝑥+𝑦
Express in terms of p and q.
4𝑥 Solve the equation : 27(32𝑥+4 ) = 1

SBP 2015 P1 Q7 [3][(n5-1)/n2]

SPM 2016 P1 Q15 [3][r=pq/(p+q)]
𝑚 𝑚 −𝑚
If 2 = 𝑛,express 8 − 4 in terms of
Given that 3𝑝 = 5𝑞 = 15𝑟 , express r in
n.
terms of p and q.

SBP 2017 P1 Q19 [3][a3b/625]

SPM 2017 P1 Q5 [3][p=(2h+9)/3]
Given that 𝑎 = 5𝑥 and 𝑏 = 7𝑥 , express
25h +3
35𝑥 (25𝑥−2 ) in terms of a and b. Given = 1 , express p in terms of h.
125 p −1

5.4 Solving equation that Involve Indices SPM 2018 P1 Q16 [2][p=k-1]
and Logarithms
Given 2 p + 2 p = 2k , express p in terms of k.
5.4.1 Indices (Family)
SPM 2004 P1 Q7 [3][x=3]
SBP 2006 P1 Q8 [3][x=12/5]
4𝑥 8𝑥+6
Solve the equation 32 =4 .
5𝑥
Solve the equation √125𝑥 = 𝑥−3
25

SPM 2006 P1 Q6 [3][x=1]

SBP 2007 P1 Q8 [3][x=13/2]
2𝑥−3 1
Solve the equation 8 = .
√4 𝑥+2 Solve the equation 81x+1-272x-3=0

SPM 2007 P1 Q8 [3][n=1/2] SBP 2008 P1 Q8 [3][x=-1]

Given that 9(3𝑛−1 ) = 27𝑛 , find the value 1
Solve the equation √8𝑥+3 = .
of n. 2𝑥−2

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SBP 2009 P1 Q7 [3][x=-2/3]
1
Solve the equation 25𝑥+2 = SPM 2015 P1 Q7 [3][k=7/(h-1)]
625𝑥
It is given that 32 x = k , 3 y = h and
3 y + 2 x = 7 + 9 x . Express k in terms of h.
SBP 2011 P1 Q7 [3][x=2/5]
1
Solve the equation √25𝑥+2 =
625𝑥−1 SBP 2013 P1 Q7 [3][x=-2]
Solve the equation
SBP 2012 P1 Q7 [3][x=-2] 5𝑥+3 = 1 + 100(5𝑥 ) .

Solve the equation √92𝑥−3 = 243(272𝑥 ).

SBP 2018 P2 Q2a [3][2]

SBP 2014 P1 Q7 [3][p=-3] Solve the following equations:

𝑝+1 ) 1 34− m − 33− m = 6

Given that 4(2 = ( )2𝑝+6 , find the
8
value of p.

SBP 2018 P1 Q5 [2][3]

Given that 3 = 2 y and 8 = 3x , find the value
of xy .

5.4.2 Indices (Separate)

SPM 2005 P1 Q7 [3][x=-3]
Solve the equation 2𝑥+4 − 2𝑥+3 = 1.

SPM 2010 P1 Q7 [3][x=-2]

8
Solve the equation: 3𝑥+2 − 3𝑥 =
9

SPM 2011 P1 Q7 [4][x=4/3]

Solve the equation 23𝑥 = 8 + 23𝑥−1

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