Indices Practice Test

Name: ___________________________

FLUENCY
Mark
1 State the index for the following. 2
(a) 54
(b) d 12

2 Express each of the following as a product of primes. 2

(a) 162
(b) 288

3 Simplify . 1
A 0
B 712
C 78
D 77
E 147

4 Simplify 1

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5 Simplify each of the following. 4

a b

c d

6 Simplify each of the following. 4

(a) 3a3 × 8a7
(b) 2g9 × 5g8
(c) −2a2 × a7 × −2a
(d) 5x2 × 4x × x3

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7 1
simplifies to:
A
B
C

8 Simplify each of the following. 4

(a) 9a3 × 4a7 ÷ a

(b)

(c)

(d)

9 Which expression is equivalent to x–5? 1

A −5x
B x5
C 0

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10 The expression (5x6y3)2 is equivalent to: 1
A
B
C
D
E

11 Evaluate each of the following. 5

(a)
(b)
(c)

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12 Write each of the following using a negative index. 3

(a)

(b)

(c)

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 UNDERSTANDING
13 Simplify each of the following. 4
(a) (23)2 × (24)3
(b) (g2)4 × (g4)2
(c) (3x2)2 × (2x5)2
(d) (y3)5 × (5y7)2 2y0

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14 Simplify each of the following. 6

(a)

(b)

(c)

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15 Simplify each of the following. 4
(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)

16 Simplify each of the following, giving your answers in fractional form. 4

(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)

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17 Determine the value of a in each of the following. 4

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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 REASONING
18 Explain how to find the value of k for each of the following 2

(i)

(ii)

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19 Show that (2-x) (3-x) = (6-x). 4
What conclusion can you make?

20 2
-1 -1
Use two different strategies to explain why (a ) = a

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 PROBLEM SOLVING
21 At 7 am, there are 5 bacteria in a Petri dish, but the number doubles each hour. 3
(a) Create a table for the number of bacteria in the first 5 hours.
(b) Develop a rule that connects the number of bacteria, N, and the time, t (in
hours), after 7 am.
(c) How many bacteria will there be in the dish at 7 pm? (Give your answer in
index form.)

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