Laws of Indices Simplify:

Simplify: (a) 4 5 ×4 2 (b) 4 5 ×4 3

(a) 4 5 ×4 2 (b) 4 5 ×4 3 (c) 4 3 ×4 5 (d) 4 × 45

(c) 4 3 ×4 5 (d) 4 × 45 (e) 4 5 ×4−2 (f) 4 0 × 43

(e) 4 5 ×4−2 (f) 4 0 × 43 (g) 4 2.5 × 40.5 (h) 4 5 ×52

(g) 4 2.5 × 40.5 (h) 4 5 ×52 (i) 5−3 ×5 2 (j) 5−5 ×5−3

(i) 5−3 ×5 2 (j) 5−5 ×5−3

Simplify:

Simplify: (a) 4 5 ÷ 42 (b) 4 5 ÷ 43

(a) 4 5 ÷ 42 (b) 4 5 ÷ 43 (c) 4 2 ÷ 45 (d) 4 5 ÷ 4

(c) 4 2 ÷ 45 (d) 4 5 ÷ 4 (e) 4 2 ÷ 40 (f) 4 5 ÷ 4−2

(e) 4 2 ÷ 40 (f) 4 5 ÷ 4−2 (g) 4 5 ÷5 4 (h) 52.5 ÷ 50.5

(g) 4 5 ÷5 4 (h) 52.5 ÷ 50.5 5

7
(−5)
7
(i) 2 (j)
7 7 5 (−5)2
5 (−5)
(i) (j)
5
2
(−5)2
Simplify:

Simplify: (a) (3 )
4 5
(b) (3 )
5 4

4 5 5 4
(a) (3 ) (b) (3 ) (c) (3 )
2 5
(d) (3 )
−2 5

2 5 −2 5
(c) (3 ) (d) (3 ) (e) (3 )
4 1 3
(f) 3 ×(3 )
4 0.5

4 1 3 4 0.5
(e) (3 ) (f) 3 ×(3 )
Simplify:

Simplify: 2 ×2
3 8
2 ×2
−3 8
(a) 5 (b) 1
3 8 −3 8 2 2
2 ×2 2 ×2
(a) 5 (b) 1
2 2
Find x :

Find x : (a) 5 x ×5 4=5 7

(a) 5 x ×5 4=5 7 3 ×3
x
10
−2
(b) 4
=3
x −2 3
3 ×3 10
(b) 4
=3
3 (c) 102 ×10 x =1000000

(c) 102 ×10 x =1000000

Laws of Indices