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This document discusses simplifying expressions involving integral exponents and surds. It contains examples of simplifying expressions with exponents through applying exponent rules and evaluating expressions. The examples become increasingly complex involving multiple terms with exponents.

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Indices and Surds - Assignment 1

This document discusses simplifying expressions involving integral exponents and surds. It contains examples of simplifying expressions with exponents through applying exponent rules and evaluating expressions. The examples become increasingly complex involving multiple terms with exponents.

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Indices and Surds

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Chapter

II Integral Exponents

1. Simplify by using the rules of exponents .

36a4 b5
(a)
100a7 b3
27a2 b5
(b)
(9a2 b)2
( )2
−135a4 b5 c6
(c)
315a6 b7 c8
( )3 ( )2
x4 y3
(d)
y5 x2
2
23
(e)
(22 )3

2. Evaluate the followings.


( )3
542 × 123 × 642 32 × 43 × 52
(a)
(32 × 15 × 203 )4
( )3 ( )4
343 540
(b)
36 56
( )3 ( )4 ( )3
33 768 450
(c)
1056 270 48

3. Simplify.
( m )3 ( )
3 45n 2
(a)
15n 255m
( )2 ( 2
)3
20x 150y
(b)
400y 180x

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( 3 )
x − y 3 (x + y)
(c)
(x2 − y 2 )3
( )a ( )c
xa
xa−b xb−c xc
(d) a
(xb xc ) ÷ (xa+c )c

4. 4. Evaluate the followings.

(a) (−3)−2

(b) −3−3

(c) −20 + 5−1

(d) (−2)−3 + 2−2 − 2−4

(e) 50 − (−3)0

27−6 9−2
(f) ÷
125−3 25−4
(g) (−5)0 − (−5)−1 − (−5)−2 − (−5)−3
−1
(h) (−1)(−1)
( )−3 ( )3
1802 6 · 90−2
(i)
(40−3 ) · 25−2
2

( −3 )−1
2 − 3−2
(j)
(2−3 + 3−2 )−1
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5. Simplify the followings.


( )( )
(a) −3a4 4a−7
( )−2
2x−4
(b)
5y 2 z 3
( )−3
x2m+n x3(m−n)
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(c)
xm−2n x2m−n
( )2 ( )3 ( )−2
2x−3 y 2 4x−2 y 3 81x−2
(d) ÷
3−1 y 3 3x5 y −3

2x + y
(e)
x−1 + 2y −1
( )−3
(f) x−2 − y −1

x−2 − y −2
(g)
x−1 + y −1
( )2
x + y −1
(h)
1 + x−1 y −1

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6. Simplify the following.


( )2
y 2x4 y 2
(a)
2x4 y 0

b−1
(b)
(2a4 b0 )0 · 2a−3 b2

2yzx2
(c)
2x4 y 4 z −2 · (zy 2 )4
( )−4
2b4 c−2 · 2b3 c2
(d)
a−2 b4
2kh0 · 2h−3 k 0
(e)
(2kj 3 )2
(( )3 )−2
2x−3 y 0 z −1 · x−3 y 2
(f)
2x3
( 3 )2
cb · 2a−3 b2
(g)
(a3 b−2 c3 )3

2q 4 · m2 p2 q 4
(h)
(2m−4 p2 )3
( )−1
yx−4 z 2
(i) 3 2 3 −1
z ·x y z

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2mpn−3
(j)
(m0 n−4 p2 )3 · 2n2 p0

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