1.

Find the value of

36 2

(ii)

32

(Total 2 marks)

2.

Write down the value of

70
.....................................
(1)

(b)

41
.....................................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

3.

(a)

Simplify 20

..............................
(1)
(b)

Simplify 51

..............................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)
4.

(a)

Write down the value of 21

(b) Write down the value of

1
64 2

....................................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

5.

Write down the value of

5
.....................................

(ii) 42
.....................................
(iii)

1
100 2

.....................................
(Total 3 marks)
6.

(a)

Write down the value of

9
.....................................

(ii) 169

1
2

.....................................
(2)

(b) Work out 64

2
3

.....................................
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
7.

(a)

Find the value of

1
36 2

....................................
(1)
(b)

Find the value of 8

2
3

....................................
(2)
(Total 3 marks)

8.

Work out
(i)

40
.................................

(ii)

42
.................................
3

(iii)

16 2

.................................
(Total 3 marks)
9.

Write down the value of

(a)

25 2

..........................
(1)
(b)

90
...........................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

10.

(a)

Evaluate
(i)

32

(ii)

36

1
2

(iii)

27

2
3

(iv)

16

81

34

(5)

11.

(a)

Find the value of

64

..
(ii)

1
64 2

.
(iii)

64

2
3

.
(4)
(b)

3 27 3n
Find the value of n.

n =
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

12.

(a)

Work out 36 3-7

.................................
(1)

(b) Write down the value of

1
36 2

.................................
(1)
(c)

1
3n =
9

Find the value of n.

n = ......................
(1)
(Total 3 marks)
13.

(a)

Simplify
(i)

(3x2y)3

.....................................
(ii)

(2t3)2

.....................................
(4)

x = 2p,

14.
(a)

y = 2q

Express in terms of x and/or y,

2p + q

....................................
(ii)

22q

.....................................
(iii) 2p 1

....................................
(3)
xy = 32
and
(b)

2xy2 = 32
Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = ..............................
q = ..............................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

16.

(a)

Write down the value of 8 3

.....................................
(1)
8 8 be written in the form 8k

(b)

Find the value of k.

k = .....................................
(1)
8 8 can also be expressed in the form m 2 where m is a positive integer.

(c)

Express 8 8 in the form m 2

.....................................
(2)

(d)

Rationalise the denominator of

Give your answer in the form

1
8 8
2
where p is a positive integer.
p

.....................................
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

1.

Work out

Give your answer in its simplest form.

........................................

2. (a) Write down the value of 64

1
2

.....................
(1)
(b) Write

45 in the form k 5 , where k is an integer.

.....................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

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3.

Find the value of

.....................................
1

(ii)

64 2

.....................................

(iii)

.....................................
(Total 4 marks)

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4. (a) Simplify
....................................
(1)
(b) Simplify
....................................
(1)
(c) Expand

....................................
(2)
(d) Expand and simplify

....................................
(2)
(e) Simplify

....................................
(1)
(f) Simplify

....................................
(1)
(Total 8 marks)

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5. (a) Simplify

q5 q4
.....................................
(1)

(b) Simplify

r 5 r2
.....................................
(1)

(c) Simplify

12tv6 6tv5
.....................................
(2)
1

(d) Simplify

(9 w2 y 6 ) 2
.....................................
(2)

(e) For y > 1, write the following expressions in order of size.

..........................................................................................

(2)
(Total 8 marks)

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6. (a) Simplify
..................................
(1)
(b) Simplify
..................................
(1)
(c) Simplify
..................................
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
7. (a) Expand and simplify

3(a + 4) + 5(2a + 1)

.....................................
(2)
(b) Simplify

x4 x6

.....................................
(1)
(c) Simplify

y8 y5

.....................................
(1)
(d) Simplify

(z4 )3

.....................................
(1)
(Total 5 marks)

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8. (a) Simplify v6 v2
..............................
(1)
m8
(b) Simplify
m3
..............................
(1)
(c) Simplify (2y)3

........................................
(2)
(d) Simplify 3a2h 4a5h4

........................................
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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