Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Math 10 - Unit 4 Review - Exponents

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

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____ 1. Evaluate 64 without using a calculator.
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a. 8 b. 4 c. –4 d. 21
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2
____ 2. Evaluate 0.25 without using a calculator.
a. 0.05 b. 0.125 c. 0.5 d. 0.29
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____ 3. Evaluate (−27) 3 without using a calculator.
a. –3 b. 3 c. −9 d. does not exist
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ÁÊ 256 ˜ˆ˜ 4
____ 4. Evaluate ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜ without using a calculator.
˜
Ë 625 ¯
64 4 4 16
a. b. c. d.
625 25 5 25
5
4
____ 5. Write 42 as a radical.
ÊÁ 4 ˆ5 ÊÁ 5 ˆ4
a.
5
42 4 b. ÁÁ 42 ˜˜˜ c. 1.25
42 d. ÁÁ 42 ˜˜˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯

9
ÁÊÁ 3 ˜ˆ˜
____ 6. Write ÁÁ ˜˜ as a power.
Á4˜
Ë ¯
9 9 2 2
ÊÁ 3 ˜ˆ − 2 ÊÁ 3 ˆ˜ 2 ÊÁ 4 ˆ˜ − 9 ÊÁ 3 ˆ˜ 9
a. ÁÁ ˜˜ b. ÁÁ ˜˜ c. ÁÁ ˜˜ d. ÁÁ ˜˜
ÁÁ 4 ˜˜ ÁÁ 4 ˜˜ ÁÁ 3 ˜˜ ÁÁ 4 ˜˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯ Ë ¯ Ë ¯
____ 7. A cube has volume 1200 cubic inches. Write the edge length of the cube as a power.
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3 3
a. 1200 in. b. 1200 in. c. 1200 3 in. d. 1200 −3 in.

____ 8. Write 7.5 1.25 as a radical.

ÊÁ ˆ4
Ê ˆ4 ÊÁ 15 ˆ˜ 4
ÁÁ ˜˜ , or ÁÁ 15 ˜˜˜
7.5 , or ÁÁÁ 5 7.5 ˜˜˜
5
a. 4
c. ÁÁ 5 ˜
Ë ¯
5 ÁÁ 2 ˜˜ ÁÁ 2 ˜˜˜
Ë ¯ ÁË ˜¯
1 1
4 Ê ˆ5 Ê ˆ5
7.5 , or ÁÁÁ 4 7.5 ˜˜˜ 7.5 5 , or ÁÁÁ 4 7.5 ˜˜˜
5 4
b. d.
Ë ¯ Ë ¯

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____ 9. Evaluate 4 2.5 without using a calculator.

a. 18 c. 1.741 101...
b. 32 d. 40

____ 10. Arrange these numbers in order from greatest to least without using a calculator.
2 1
3 3 2
9 , 9 ,9 , 9 3 , 9 1.2

2 1 2 1
3 3 1.2 3 2 3 1.2 3 3 2
a. 9 , 9 ,9 ,9 ,9 c. 9 ,9 , 9 ,9 , 9
2 1 2 1
3 2 3 3 2 3
b. 9 3 , 9 1.2 , 9 , 9 , 9 d. 9 ,9 , 9 , 9 3 , 9 1.2

____ 11. Evaluate 3 −2 without using a calculator.

1 1
a. 3 b. c. d. 9
6 9

ÊÁ 2 ˆ˜ −3
____ 12. Evaluate ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜˜˜ without using a calculator.
Ë 3¯
27 8 27 1
a. – b. – c. d. –
8 27 8 6
4
−
3
____ 13. Evaluate 64 without using a calculator.
1 3 1
a. b. c. – d. –256
256 256 256
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ÊÁ 625 ˆ˜ − 4
____ 14. Evaluate ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜ without using a calculator.
˜˜
Ë 256 ¯
64 125 125 64
a. − b. c. − d.
125 64 64 125
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−
____ 15. Evaluate (−216) 3 without using a calculator.
1 1 1 1
a. b. c. – d. –
36 6 36 6
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−
____ 16. Evaluate (0.81) 2 without using a calculator.
81 729 100 1000
a. b. c. d.
100 1000 81 729
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−
____ 17. Evaluate (0.64) 2 without using a calculator.
4 4 1 5
a. b. − c. d.
5 5 4 4

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____ 18. Evaluate 49−0.5 without using a calculator.

2 1 1
a. b. c. d. 7
49 49 7

____ 19. Evaluate 81 −0.75 without using a calculator.

4 1 1
a. b. c. 27 d.
243 27 81

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____ 20. Which power with a negative exponent is equivalent to ?
125
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a. 5 −3 b. −5 −3 c. 3 −5 d. (−5)

125
____ 21. Which power with a negative exponent is equivalent to ?
512
−3 −2 −2 −3
ÁÊÁ 8 ˆ˜˜ ÁÊÁ 5 ˆ˜˜ ÁÊÁ 8 ˆ˜˜ ÁÊÁ 5 ˆ˜˜
a. ÁÁ ˜˜ b. ÁÁ ˜˜ c. ÁÁ ˜˜ d. ÁÁ ˜˜
Á 5˜ Á 8˜ Á 5˜ Á 8˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯ Ë ¯ Ë ¯

____ 22. Given that 6 10 = 60 466 176, what is 6 −10 ?

1 1 1
a. –6 b. − c. − d.
6 60 466 176 60 466 176

____ 23. Suppose you want $2000 in 3 years. The interest rate for a savings account is 2.8% compounded annually.
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The money, P dollars, you must invest now is given by the formula P = 2000 (1.028) . How much must you
invest now to have $2000 in 3 years?
a. $1845.02 b. $2172.75 c. $1840.99 d. $1836.58

ÁÊÁ 3.5 −6 ˜ˆ˜ ÁÊÁ 3.5 5 ˜ˆ˜

Ë ¯Ë ¯
____ 24. Simplify −1
by writing as a single power.
3.5
a. 3.50 b. 3.5 −29 c. 3.50 d. 3.5 −2

____ 25. Simplify m−2 n 6 ⋅ m3 n −8 . Write using powers with positive exponents.
m n 14 n2
a. mn 2 b. c. d.
n2 m5 m

12p 3 q −7
____ 26. Simplify . Write using powers with positive exponents.
15pq 6
4p 3 p2 4p 2 4p 2
a. b. c. d.
5q 13 3q 13 5q 5q 13

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Ê ˆ
____ 27. Simplify ÁÁ 64a 12 b 15 ˜˜ 3 .
Ë ¯
8 10
a. 16a b b. 16a 18 b 10 c. 64a 8 b 10 d. 16a 8 b 25

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ÁÊÁ 7 − 5 ˜ˆ˜ ÁÊÁ 11 7 ˜ ˆ

˜˜
ÁÁ 4 3 ˜˜ ÁÁ −
____ 28. Simplify ÁÁÁ 7s t ˜˜ ÁÁ −6s 4 t 3 ˜˜˜ .
ÁÁ ˜˜ ÁÁ ˜˜
Á ˜˜ ÁÁ ˜˜
Ë ¯Ë ¯
2 2
3 2 3
42t 42 3 t
a. − b. − c. −42st d.
s st 4 42s

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ÊÁ ˆ
ÁÁ 36x 4 y 3 ˜˜˜ 2
____ 29. Simplify ÁÁ 8 −1 ˜˜˜ .
Á
ÁÁ 4x y ˜˜
Ë ¯
3y 2 3y 3y 2
a. 3x 2 y 2 b. c. d.
x2 x2 x6

____ 30. A sphere has volume 350 cubic inches. Determine the radius of the sphere to the nearest inch.

a. 7 in. b. 4 in. c. 5 in. d. 825 in.

7 1
ÊÁ 8 ˆ˜ 4 ÊÁ 8 ˆ˜ 4
____ 31. Evaluate ÁÁÁÁ − ˜˜˜˜ ⋅ ÁÁÁÁ − ˜˜˜˜ .
Ë 5¯ Ë 5¯
8 64 25 64
a. b. c. d. −
5 25 64 25
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3
1.2
____ 32. Evaluate 4
.
3
1.2
5 6 10 4
a. b. 0.738… c. d.
6 5 12 4
7
2
0.64
____ 33. Evaluate .
0.64 5
125 3 64
a. b. c. 44.4089… d.
64 2 125

ÁÊ 5 ˜ˆ
−3

____ 34. Simplify ÁÁÁÁ a −4 b 7 ˜˜˜˜ .

Ë2 ¯
21
125b 8a 12 125a 12 8b 4
a. b. c. d.
8a 12 125b 21 8b 21 125a 7

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ÁÊÁ m3 n −3 ˜ˆ˜
−1

Ë ¯
____ 35. Simplify .
ÊÁ −2 ˆ˜ 4
Ám n˜
Ë ¯
m5 m5 m11 m11
a. b. c. d.
n7 n n n7
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ÊÁ −15 12 ˆ˜ − 3
ÁÁ w y ˜˜
____ 36. Simplify ÁÁÁ ˜˜ .
ÁÁ −64x 3 ˜˜˜
Ë ¯
w5 x 4y 4 y4 4w 5 x
a. − b. − c. − d. −
4y 4 w5 x 4w 5 x y4

Ê ˆÊ ˆ
____ 37. Evaluate ÁÁ a −4 b −3 ˜˜ ÁÁ a 3 b −4 ˜˜ for a = −1 and b = 3.
Ë ¯Ë ¯
1 1
a. − b. c. 531 441 d. −2187
2187 2187
ÊÁ 7 10 ˆ˜
ÁÁ − 2 3 ˜˜
ÁÁ ˜˜
ÁÁÁ a b ˜˜˜
ÁÁ ˜˜
Ë ¯
____ 38. Evaluate Ê −5 4 ˆ for a = 4 and b = −27.
ÁÁ a b ˜˜
Ë ¯
8 8
a. b. 72 c. −72 d. −
9 9

____ 39. Write the number of unit squares in this large square as a power.

a. 82 b. 8×4 c. 88 d. 8×8

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____ 40. Write the number of unit cubes in this large cube as a power.

a. 83 b. 88 c. 8×8×8 d. 8×8

____ 41. Evaluate: 6 0 without using a calculator.

a. –1 b. 1 c. 0 d. 6

____ 42. Write 10 000 as a power of 10.

a. (1 × 10 5 ) + (1 × 10 4 ) + (1 × 10 3 ) + (1 × 10 2 ) + (1 × 10 1 )
b. 10 4
c. (1 × 10 4 ) + (1 × 10 3 ) + (1 × 10 2 ) + (1 × 10 1 ) + (1 × 10 0 )
d. 10 5
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____ 43. Evaluate: − (−10) without using a calculator.
a. –10000 b. –100 000 c. 10000 d. 100 000
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____ 44. Evaluate: − (−4)
a. 4096 b. –24 c. 24 d. –4096

Short Answer

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45. Evaluate 0.6561 .

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ÊÁ 3 ˆ˜ 6
46. Write ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜˜˜ as a radical.
Ë 4¯

Ê ˆ7
47. Write ÁÁÁ 6 0.9 ˜˜˜ as a power.
Ë ¯

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48. Evaluate (−64) 3 without using a calculator.

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49. Arrange these numbers in order from least to greatest.

9 1 1
7 6 7 9 7 7
12 , 12 , 12 , 12 , 12 6

−4
50. Evaluate (−4) without using a calculator.

2
ÊÁ 8 ˆ˜ − 3
51. Evaluate ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜˜˜ without using a calculator.
Ë 27 ¯

1
−
52. Evaluate (0.027) 3 without using a calculator.

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−
4
53. Evaluate 81 without using a calculator.

−3a −3 b −7 c −6
54. Simplify . Write using powers with positive exponents.
12a −6 b −3 c −3

ÊÁ 3 −3 −7 −2 ˆ˜ −4
55. Simplify ÁÁÁÁ m n p ˜˜˜˜ .
Ë4 ¯

3 1 7
56. Evaluate (0.4) 2 ⋅ (0.4) 3 ⋅ (0.4) 6 .

ÈÍ 2 ˙
˘7
ÍÍ 2 ˙
ÍÍ ÊÁ 16 ˆ˜ 5
ÍÍ ÁÁ ÊÁ 16 ˆ˜ − 5 ˙˙˙˙
57. Evaluate ÍÍ ÁÁ − ˜˜˜˜ ⋅ ÁÁÁÁ − ˜˜˜˜ ˙˙˙ .
ÍÍ Ë 19 ¯ Ë 19 ¯ ˙˙˙˙
ÍÍ
ÍÎ ˙˚

58. A sphere has volume 1417 cm 3 . What is the radius of the sphere to the nearest tenth of a centimetre?

59. A sphere has volume 2245 cm 3 . What is the surface area of the sphere to the nearest tenth of a square
centimetre?

Problem

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60. The height, h metres, of a Douglas fir tree can be estimated from the formula h = 35d , where d metres is the
diameter at the base. Use this formula to determine the approximate height of a Douglas fir tree with base
diameter 4.1 m. Write the answer to the nearest metre.

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61. Here is a student’s solution for evaluating a power:

2 2

ÁÊÁ 8 ˜ˆ˜ 3 ÁÊÁ 8 ˜ˆ˜ 3

−
ÁÁ ˜˜ = ÁÁ − ˜˜
Á 27 ˜ Á 27 ˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
2
ÁÊÁ 8 ˜ˆ˜
= ÁÁÁÁ − ˜˜
˜˜
ÁÁ 27 ˜˜
Ë ¯
ÊÁ 2 ˆ˜ 2
= ÁÁÁÁ − ˜˜˜˜
Ë 3¯
4
=
9
Identify any errors in the solution. Write a correct solution.

62. A cone with equal height and radius has volume 492 cm3. What is the height of the cone to the nearest tenth
of a centimetre?

63. Identify any errors in each simplification. Write a correct solution.

ÊÁ 1 ˆ˜ 1
Á − ˜
ÊÁ −6 6 ˆ˜ ÁÁÁ 6 5 ˜˜˜
−
6
a) Á x y ˜ ÁÁ x y ˜˜ = x ⋅ x ⋅ y 6 ⋅ y 5
−6
Ë ¯ ÁÁÁ ˜˜
˜
Ë ¯
= x 1 ⋅ y 30
= xy 30
ÊÁ 1 ˆ˜ −4
ÁÁ ˜˜
ÁÁ 4 ˜˜ −1
Á 2m ˜˜
b) ÁÁ 4Á
Á ˜˜ = − 8m0
ÁÁ n ˜˜ n
ÁÁ ˜˜
Á ˜˜
Ë ¯
= −8m−1
1
=
8m

Ê ˆ ÊÁ 5 ˆ˜
64. Use exponent laws to simplify ÁÁÁ 8 x ˜˜˜ ÁÁÁÁ x 3 ˜˜˜˜ . Explain your strategy.
Ë ¯Ë ¯

65. Complete this table.

Power Base Exponent Repeated Multiplication

53
34
7 3
6×6×6×6×6

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Math 10 - Unit 4 Review - Exponents

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. D
16. D
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. A
21. A
22. D
23. C
24. A
25. B
26. D
27. A
28. A
29. B
30. B
31. B
32. A
33. A
34. B
35. B
36. D
37. A
38. A
39. A

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40. A
41. B
42. B
43. D
44. D

SHORT ANSWER

45. 0.9
ÊÁ 3 ˆ˜ 5 ÊÁ ˆ˜ 5
Á
Á
ÁÁ ˜˜ or ÁÁ 6 3 ˜˜
46. ˜
6 ÁÁ 4 ˜˜ Á 4 ˜˜˜
Á
Ë ¯ Á
Ë ˜¯
7
7
ÁÊ 9 ˜ˆ 6
47. (0.9) 6 or ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜˜˜
Ë 10 ¯
48. 16
1 1 9
9 7 7 6 6 7 7
49. 12 , 12 , 12 , 12 , 12
1
50.
256
9
51.
4
10
52.
3
1
53.
27
a3
54. −
4b 4 c 3
256 12 28 8
55. m n p
81
8
56. 0.064 or
125
57. 1
58. 7.0 cm
59. 829.1 cm 2

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PROBLEM

60. Substitute d = 4.1 in the formula:

2
3
h = 35d
ÊÁ 2 ˆ˜
ÁÁ 3 ˜˜
Á ˜
h = 35 ÁÁÁ 4.1 ˜˜˜
ÁÁ ˜˜
Á ˜
Ë ¯
ÊÁ 3 ˆ˜
h = 35 ÁÁÁÁ 4.1 2 ˜˜˜˜
Ë ¯
h = 35 (2.5616…)
h = 89.6583. . .

So, the height of a Douglas fir with a base diameter of 4.1 m is approximately 90 m.
61. In the first line of the solution, to write the power with a positive exponent, the student wrote the fraction
inside the brackets as a negative fraction instead of taking the reciprocal of the original fraction.

In the second line, the student wrote the index of the radical as 2 instead of 3. The radicand should have been
positive and should have been written as the reciprocal of the fraction.

A correct solution is:

2 2
ÊÁ 8 ˆ˜ − 3 ÊÁ 27 ˆ˜ 3
ÁÁ ˜˜ = ÁÁ ˜˜
ÁÁ 27 ˜˜ ÁÁ 8 ˜˜
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
ÊÁ ˆ˜ 2
Á 27 ˜˜
= ÁÁÁÁ 3 ˜˜
˜˜
ÁÁ 8 ˜¯
Ë
ÊÁ 3 ˆ˜ 2
= ÁÁÁÁ ˜˜˜˜
Ë 2¯
9
=
4

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62. The volume of a cone with base radius r and height h is given by the formula:
1
V = πr 2 h
3
The cone has equal height and radius.
So, substitute: r = h
1
V = πr 2 h
3
1
V = πh 2 h
3
1 3
V = πh
3
Substitute V = 492, then solve for h.
1
492 = π h 3 Multiply each side by 3.
3
ÊÁ 1 ˆ˜
3 (492) = 3 ÁÁÁÁ π h 3 ˜˜˜˜
Ë3 ¯
1476 = π h 3 Divide each side by π.
1476 π h 3
=
π π
1476
= h3
π
To solve for h, take the cube root of each side by raising each side to the one-third power.
1
ÊÁ 1476 ˆ˜ 3 Ê 3 ˆ 13
ÁÁ ˜
ÁÁ π ˜˜˜ = ÁÁË h ˜˜¯
Ë ¯

1
ÊÁ 1476 ˆ˜ 3
ÁÁ ˜
ÁÁ π ˜˜˜ = h
Ë ¯

Use a calculator.
h = 7.7740. . .

The height of the cone is approximately 7.8 cm.

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63. a) There is an error in the second line. When multiplying powers with the same base, the exponents should
have been added, not multiplied.
A correct solution:
ÊÁ 1 ˆ˜ 1
Á − ˜
ÊÁ −6 6 ˆ˜ ÁÁÁ 6 5 ˜˜˜
−
6
Á x y ˜ ÁÁ x y ˜˜ = x ⋅ x ⋅ y 6 ⋅ y 5
−6
Ë ¯ ÁÁ Á ˜
˜˜
Ë ¯
37
−
6
=x y 11
y 11
= 37
6
x

b) There are two errors in the first line. The coefficient 2 was incorrectly multiplied by the exponent –4.
And, the exponent of the variable n was added to –4 instead of being multiplied by –4.
A correct solution:
ÁÊÁ 1 ˜ˆ −4
˜˜
ÁÁ
ÁÁ 2m 4 ˜˜˜ 2 −4 m−1
ÁÁ ˜
ÁÁ 4 ˜˜˜ =
ÁÁ n ˜˜ n −16
ÁÁ ˜˜
Á ˜
Ë ¯
n 16
=
2 4 m1
n 16
=
16m
Ê ˆ ÊÁ 5 ˆ˜
64. ÁÁÁ 8 x ˜˜˜ ÁÁÁÁ x 3 ˜˜˜˜
Ë ¯Ë ¯
Write each radical as a power.
1 3
Ê ˆ
ÁÊÁ 8 x ˜ˆ˜ ÁÁÁ 5 x 3 ˜˜˜ = x 8 ⋅ x 5
ÁË ˜¯ ÁÁ ˜˜
Ë ¯
Use the product of powers law:
1 3 1 3
+
8 5 8 5
x ⋅x = x
Write equivalent fractions with a common denominator, 40.
1 3 5 24
+ +
8 5 40 40
x =x
29
40
=x
I can write this power as a radical:
29
Ê ˆ 29
x 29 or ÁÁÁ 40 x ˜˜˜
40 40
x =
Ë ¯

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65.
Power Base Exponent Repeated Multiplication
53 5 3 5×5×5
34 3 4 3×3×3×3
73 7 3 7×7×7
65 6 5 6×6×6×6×6