CAT 2023

FOUNDATION

QUANT Lecture–10
Number System
(Surds & Indices)
BY
VINIT KAKRIYA SIR
 TOPICS
TO BE COVERED

• Properties (Laws) of “Surds & Indices”

• Practice Questions
Properties (Laws) of Surds & Indices :
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 (17)3.5 x (17)? = 178

A 2.29 B 2.75

C 4.25 D 4.5
 𝒂 x-1 𝒃 x-3
If ( ) = ( ) , then the value of x is
𝒃 𝒂

A 1/2 B 1

C 2 D 7/2
 Given that 100.48 = x, 100.70 = y and xz = y2, then the value
of z is close to:

A 1.45 B 1.88

C 2.9 D 3.7
 (256)0.16 x (256)0.09 = ?

A 4 B 16

C 64 D 256.25
 (25)7.5 x (5)2.5 ÷ (125)1.5 = 5?

A 8.5 B 16

C 13 D 17.5
 If 3(x - y) = 27 and 3(x + y) = 243, then x is equal to:

A 0 B 2

C 4 D 6
 Find the value of
2430.13 × 2430.07
70.25 × 490.075 × 3430.2
A 3/7 B 7/3

C 1 (3/7) D 2 (2/7)
 Find the value of n:
𝟏
= 22n – 1
8n – 3

A 3 B 2

C 0 D -2
 𝟏 3y
If ( ) = 0.008, then find the value of (0.25)y
𝟓

A 0.20 B 0.25

C 0.60 D 0.45
 62/3 × ∛67
Find the value of
∛𝟔𝟔

A 1 B 36

C 6 D 216