Form 3: Revision Exercise Chapter: Indices
Form 3: Revision Exercise Chapter: Indices
Paper 1 This test paper contains 20 questions. Answer ALL the questions. The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned. You are allowed to use a scientific calculator that cannot be programmed. 5 2 can also be written as A 25 1 B C D 2
1 25 1 5 2
25
Simplify 2 5 2 6 A B C D
1 23 .
1 16
8 8 4 16
If x 3 = 27, then x = A 3 B 33 C 3 2 D
1 3
Simplify y 6 y 3 y 2 y 7 . A 0 B 1 C y D y2
Simplify t A B C D
(t ) .
1 3
1 t3 1 t 1 t2
t
2 3
1 8 1 4 1 16 1 64
1 3 1 5
6 25 6 10 25 6 15 25 6 25 25
5
1 7 1 49
t10 . t 4 t 8
10
Simplify A B C D
1 t2 1 t 22
t 22 t2
11
Simplify (p 2 s 5 ) 2 (p 3 s 4 ) 1 . A p6 s6 B p7 s6 C p6 s 7 D p7 s 7
12
Simplify (a 2 b 2 c 2 ) 3 ( A B C D a8 b8 c8 a6 b6 c6 a 12 b 12 c 12 a4 b4 c4
1 2 ) . abc
13
1 p s4
4
p 4 s p4 s4 p 4 s 4
14
8 27 1 8 1 27
729 16
15
Simplify 3p 3 A B C D
3 p4 3 p3 3 p2 3p
1
p7 p
1 p3 5 p
16
Simplify (4m 6 ) 2 (27m 3 ) 3 . 1 A 18m5 B m C 18m 5 D 28m Which of the following is not equal to 3? A B C D
17
1 31
3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 (
1 1 ) 3
18
1 8
1 2 1
2 2 2 5 2 3
22
19
4 1 4 1
4 1 4
1 4 1 4
(4 1 ) 0
20
Solve ( p 2 ) 2 = 81 1 . A B C D
1 3
3
1 9 1 27
Simplify 8
Simplify
x 2 y 3 . x 3 y 4
1 2 2 . 8
Evaluate 2 4
Given that p
1 2
7 8
10
If x
1 2
+ 2y
1 2