REVISION TEST 1 SEMESTER 1 2022

1. Simplify
a. -3 ´ ( -3) ´ ( -3) ´ ( -3) ´ ( -3) b. b´b´b´b´b´b´b´b´b

2. Write the following numbers in index form by using the stated base in brackets.
a. 32 [base 2]
b. -1,024 [base -4]
c.
125
729
()
5
[base 9 ]
3. Find the value of the following
1
( -8)
0
a. c. 36 2
1

( )
5
æ 2ö 3 4 2
b. ç- ÷ d. 27
è 3ø

3
4. Write in negative index form.
4x 3
 1
5. Express in the form of positive index form.
5 -7

6. Decide whether each of these statements is true or false. Tick ( √ ) the corrects boxes.

True False

71 = 7

1
x -1 =
x

4
3 4
8 = 83
7. Simplify
16 x5 y 3
a. 43 ´ 72 ´ 7 ´ 42 ´ 43 d.
4 xy 5

(k )
2
2
b. 2m2 ´ 23 m4 e. ´ 2k 6

( 1
) (x y z )
2
5 2 3
c. 3a5 ´ -8b3 ´ b2 ´10a 4 f.
4

2 5 y 3
8. Find the value of for equation 3 ´ 3 ÷ 3 = 3 .
9. Put a ring on the possible number(s) of significant figures for each of the following.

Number Number of significant figures

5 428 1,2,3,4
6 900 1,2,3,4

2.50 1,2,3,4
0.07 1,2,3,4
0.0805 1,2,3,4
9.070 1,2,3,4

10. Round off the following correct to three significant figures.

a. 0.003596 b. 20.0768

11. Calculate the following and state the answer correct to the significant figures shown in
the brackets.
a. 2.58 ´ 0.3 ÷ 4.5 - 0.08 [ 1 s.f. ]
b. 2.008 ´ 3.5 [ 2 s.f. ]
c. 30.4 - 15.82 ´ 0.6 + 1.12 [ 3 s.f. ]
 68000
12. is written as A × 10! in the standard form.
0.004

13. Express 0.0007498´103 in standard form.

14. Calculate the following and express the answer in standard form.
1.2 ´10-7
a. ( ) (
1.88 ´103 + 4.79 ´104 ) c.
0.004
5.07 ´105
b. ( 4.2 ´10 ) ´ (1.3 ´10 )
3 4
d. 0.0947 +
20000
15. Given 325, 000 = 3.25 ´10 m , find the value of m.

16. State the following as a single number.

a. 3.27 ´10-3 b. 4.25 ´101

17. Expand and simplify

3( x - 2 y ) (e - 2 f )
2
a. c.
b. ( a + 2b )( a + b ) d. ( 2x + 3 y )( 2x + 4 y ) - 5xy
18. Factorise completely
a. 5b2 -10b f. 9 x2 - 36
b. 3ab2 - 6a3b g. 2x2 - 50
c. x2 -11x - 26 h. r 2 + 8r + 16
( p + 3)
2
d. - 16 i. 4s2 + 4s - 3
e. ac + 2bd + ad + 2bc j. pr + qr - ps - qs
19. Write as a single fraction for
2x 4x
a. +
y y
2y y
b. -
3 6
2 y 1- y
c. -
3x 3x
20. Simplify completely for
( p + 1)
2
x-4 p2 -1
a. b. ÷
3 x 2 - 12 x p -1 4p