Mathematics Assessment

Topic: Indices
Total marks: 25
Time: 60 mins

Name:

1) Simplify each of the following: (3x3=9)

a) (a 3 b) ×(a4 b 3)
2 a2 b 16 a5
b) ( )÷( )
b3 a b7
c) 12 b6 c 3 ÷ 6 b 4 c 2

2) Simplify each of the following leaving your answer in positive index form: (2x4=8)
a) (x 3 y −2)×( x−3 y 5 )
b) ¿

3) Simplify each of the following leaving your answer in index notation where appropriate:
(4x2=8)
a) 1 4 13 ÷ 713
b) ¿
c) ¿
d) ¿