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Form 2 Mathematics
Laws of Positive Integral Indices Worksheet
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Form 1 ‘Ch. 10.1 Laws of Positive Integral Indices’

Key Points
If both m and n are positive integers, then https://www.geogebra.org/m/Os39Qr0I
am  an = am + n

If a  0 and both m and n are positive integers, then

am
(i) am  an   a m  n ，where m > n https://www.geogebra.org/material/show/id/KHsCkXXB
an
am 1
(ii) am  an   ，where m < n
an anm

Simplify the following expressions.

1. (a) m3 × m5 (b) a11 × a2

2. (a) –p2 × p4 (b) k7 × (–k10)

3. (a) 8r3 × r2 (b) s8 × 2s3

4. (a) 6c5 × 2c8 (b) 4m2 × 8m7

5. (a) (m5)(2m6) (b) (4n5)(2n)

6. (a) (2x5)(7x4) (b) (8y9)(–5y8)

7. (a) (c2)(c)(c3) (b) (2h)(3h3)(4h4)

8. (a) x5  x9 (b) y 2  y5

Form 2 Mathematics Laws of Positive Integral Indices Worksheet P.1

 h6 k4
9. (a) (b)
h2 k 10

10. (a) 15w3  w9 (b) 3x10  27x7

z8  24 y 8
11. (a) (b)
2z6  4 y11

12. (a) 12 p6  6 p9 (b) 11q4  (33q11 )

6d 2  d 4 9n2
13. (a) (b)
30d 5 15m  n8

Answers :
1(a) m8 (b) a13 2(a) p6 (b) k17 3(a) 8r5 (b) 2s11 4(a) 12c13 (b) 32m9 5(a) 2m11 (b) 8n6

1 1 1 15 x3
6(a) 14x9 (b) 40y17 7(a) c6 (b) 24h8 8(a) (b) 9(a) h4 (b)  10(a) (b)
x4 y3 k6 w6 9

z2 6 2 1 d 3
11(a) (b) 12(a)  (b)  7 13(a) (b)
2 y3 p 3
3q 5 5mn6

Form 2 Mathematics Laws of Positive Integral Indices Worksheet P.2