Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4B 7 Exponential Functions

 Consolidation Exercise 7A (Level 2)

[In this exercise, unless otherwise stated, all the letters in the expressions represent positive numbers.]

Without using a calculator, find the values of the following expressions. [Nos. 27–30]
1 2
− −
 121  2  432  3
27.   28.  
 25   250 

1
 256  4 3
512
29.   30.
 81 
1
343 3

Simplify the following expressions and express the answers with positive indices. [Nos. 31–35]
1 1 3
− −
31. (a) (25a ) 3 2
 a3 (b) 3
8x 2  x 4 (c) 4
16 y −3  3 y 4

36c 4 (5 m ) 3 3 − 27 p
32. (a) 1
(b) 1
(c)
− p −3
( −c 3 ) 5 (125m 2 ) 3

1
33. (a) a 2  3 a  4 a −1 (b) 3
k 2  ( k ) −3  k
1 1 1
−
2 )−3
(c) n3  n  (3n
3 2
(d) h 
5 2 2
( 4h )  (3 h ) 4

3 −3
 a 2   3
 b 
34. (a)    a (b)  1   b 2
3 2   −3 
 a  b 

2
2
 4 x3   y2 3 −
1
35. (a)   3 x (b)   y 2
 x   y −1 
   

Simplify the following expressions and express the answers with positive indices. [Nos. 36–44]
1 3
−
a 2  3 b2 ( x 4 y 2 )2
 36. (a) (b)
a 3b 4 x y

1 1
−

 37.
4
a a 3 x2 y4
(a)  (b) 
x −1
3
b2 3
b5
3
y4

1 3
 38. (a) a 3 (3 a 2b −1 ) 2 (b) x 2 y
−
2( x − 3 y 2 )3

2
 2 
2 −1  a 3b 
 39. (a) 3
hk
h − 3k 2
(b)  
 ab 2 
3

 

© Oxford University Press 2023 P.6 4B07 Consolidation Exercise 7A (Level 2)

 Senior Secondary Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 4B 7 Exponential Functions

1 2
−
 40. (a) −2 3 3
(a b )  ab 2
(b) 3 2
x y −4
 ( x y)
2 3

3 1
 41. (a) 4m n 4 3 −1 2 3
 (m n ) (b) p 3q −1  3 8 p −2 q

1 1
−
 a3  3 b 9m−3  n3  2
42. (a)  2   3 2 (b)   2 
b  a n5 m 

3 1 1
 a8  4 b 2  mn 2  2 m −2
43. (a)  − 2   (b)  3   3
 b  3 a2  m 8n
 

44. (a) x x (b) a a a

(c) 4a 81b (d) 25t 3 16s5

Let n be a rational number. Express the following expressions in the form ap, where a is a positive integer
and p is a rational number. [Nos. 45–62]
23n +1 271− n
 45.
4n
 46.
32 n + 2

6n  36n 5  52 n
 47. 6 4 n+1
 48. 25− n  5n

(64n )(53n ) 15n

 49.
103n
 50.
(33n )(52 n )

362 n (26 n )(55 n )

 51. (24 n )(33n )
 52. 1002 n

162n−1 92 n −1
53. 54. 3
26n+ 4 27 2 − n

55. 3n + 23n + 3n + 1 56. 42n + 42n + 1 + 42n + 2

2 n +1 32 n +1 − 32 n −1
57. 58.
2 n + 2 n −1 32 n

43n + 2 + 43n −1 6n −1 − 6n +1
59. 60.
43n +1 − 43n −1 6n +1 − 6n − 2

3(32 n ) + 9n 3(2n )3
61. 62.
2(3n )2 8 − 23n +1
n +1

© Oxford University Press 2023 P.7 4B07 Consolidation Exercise 7A (Level 2)