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Indice Rules
Question Paper

Level IGCSE
Subject Maths
Exam Board Edexcel
Topic Number and Algebra
Sub Topic Indice rules (Powers and roots)
Booklet Question Paper

Time Allowed: 57 minutes

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y3 × y n
1 = y6
y
Find the value of n.

n = ...........................................

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

3
2 (a) Simplify (16 y8 ) 4

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(2)
(b) Given that 2 p × 8 q = 2 n
express n in terms of p and q.

n = ...........................................
(2)

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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3 (a) Write 23 × 26 as a single power of 2

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(1)
9
3
(b) Write as a single power of 3
34

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(1)
5 n

(c) = 53
5 × 56
4

Find the value of n.

n = .................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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5 x5 y 6
4 (a) Simplify
x2 y 4

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(2)

(b) Simplify (2n 4 )3

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(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

5 (a) Simplify 4p3q × 6p2q

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(2)

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(2)

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(2)

(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)

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6 (a) Simplify, leaving your answers in index form,

(i) 65 × 62 × 6

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(ii) (97)2

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(2)
n 3
5 ×5
(b) = 54
56

Find the value of n.

n = ......................................................
(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

7 (a) Write 23 × 24 as a single power of 2

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(1)
(b) 280 = 2n × 5 × 7
Find the value of n.

n = ............................
(2)
(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)
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8 (a) Write 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 as a single power of 3

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(1)
5 9
7 ×7
(b) Write as a single power of 7
76

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(2)

(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

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(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

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10

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(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

11

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(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

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12 Solve 3 × 42k+8 = 24
Show your working clearly.

k = .......................................................

(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

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13 (a) Simplify m5 × m2
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(1)
(b) Simplify c11 ÷ c3
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(1)
(c) Simplify (a5)3
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(1)
(d) Expand and simplify 4(2x + 3) + 2(x + 5)

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(2)

(Total for Question 13 is 5 marks)