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Mathematics Assignment: Indices and Standard Form Class: IG-1

Instructions:

• Do this assignment on loose sheets.

• Submission date is Friday 10th March 2023.
• By Sir Zahir Mehmood Mathematics Teacher.

1. Express each of the following in its simplest index form.

(a) 22 × 24 , (b) 83 × 85 , (d) 4y × 7y3.
(c) 5a × 9a, (e) 58 ÷ 56 ,

(f) 812 ÷ 87 , (g) 9x12 ÷ 3x 8 , (h) 5x10 ÷ 15x 6 .

(i) (35 )4 , (k) (p9 )6 ,
(j) (72 )8 , (l) (p3 )10.
(m) x 3 × (x 5 )4, (o) z12 ÷ (z 3 )2 ,
(n) (b2 )3 × (b4 )2 , (p) (y 6 )3 ÷ 𝑦.
2. Simplify the following.
(a) (2x)3 , (c) (xy 2 )3 ,
(b) (3x)4 , (d) (a2 b2 )4 × (3ab)2 .
(e) 63 ÷ 23 , (g) 9 4 ÷ 34 , (i) 50
(f) 104 ÷ 54 , (h) (a−3 )4 ÷ a5 , (j) 70
(k) −2.60, 4 0 (m) 25 × 2−3 ,
(l) (− ) ,
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(n) 38 × 3−6 , (o) (x −3 )−4 , (p) (x −2 )−10.
3. Evaluate the following.
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(a) 83 , (b) 252 , (c) 273 , (d) 83 ,
4. Find the value of x.
(a) √x = 3, (b) √x = 4, (c) √x = 5, (d) √x = 6,
5. Find value of x.
(a) x 2 = 4, (b) x 2 = 9, (c) x 2 = 25, (d) 2x³ = 16
6. Make x the subject of formula
(a) y = 2x2 + 3, [2]
(b) y = ax2 + b, [2], (c) 4A = 4k²- πk², [3]
7. Rearrange the formula to make x the subject y = x2 + 4. [2]
8. Make y the subject of the formula A = πx2 – πy2. [3]
9. Make b the subject of the formula C = √a2 + b 2 . [3]
10. Simplify the following expressions giving answers in index form.
5 1 2 3 6 5 4 3 a6 4
(a) a2 × a2 , (b) (√x) , (c) ( √x) , (d) √x10 , (e) √81a20 , (f) √b3 , (g) √16𝑎²𝑏 6.
11. Find the value of x.
(a) 2x = 23 , (b) 3x = 38 , (c) 52x = 56 , (d) 73x = 718 ,
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12. Evaluate the following.

3 5 1 2
(d) 42 (e) 362 ( )-2
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(a) 9-2 (b) 50 + 52 (c) 92 (f) (23 )6 (g) 30 + 31 (h) (0.2)-2,
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1 𝑘
(i) (3) = 9, find the value of k.
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13. Work out 11.3139 – 2.28 × √92 , giving your answer correct to 1 decimal place. [2]
3 1
3 8 3 8
14. Find the value of p and the value of q when (8) × (8) = pq . [2]
15. Find the value of k when 5−1 + 5−4 = k ×5−4 . [2]
1 2 2 2
16. Show that (10) + (5) = 0.17. Write down all the steps in your working. [2]
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49 − 64
2
17. Without using calculator, show that (16) = 343. Write down all the steps in your working. [2]
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18. Simplify (256w 256 ) .
4 [2]
x 4
19. (a) Find the value of x where 3 = √35 . [1]
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(b) Simplify (32y15 ) . 5 [2]
r
20. Find r when (5) = 125.
3 [2]
21. Simplify
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8 32 x3 3
(a) 32x ÷ 8x (b) (64) .

22. Write the following numbers in ordinary form.

(a) 2 × 10, (e) 6.7 × 102 , (i) 5.8 × 10−4,
(b) 2 × 102 , (f) 3.8 × 103 , (j) 9.96 × 10−5,
(c) 3 × 103 , (g) 5.4 × 10−1, (k) 1.1 × 10−6,
(d) 6.7 × 10, (h) 1.79 × 10−2, (l) 2.5 × 10−8.
23. Write the following numbers in standard form.
(a) 36, (e) 10000, (i) 0.0078,
(b) 47, (f) 0.63, (j) 0.00045,
(c) 365, (g) 0.81, (k) 0.000091.
(d) 971, (h) 0.047,
24. Write the following numbers in standard form.
(a) 348 × 103 , (d) 0.7 × 108 , (g) 239 × 10−8,
(b) 5380 × 104 , (e) 0.034 × 1012, (h) 192 × 10−9,
(c) 41.2 × 106 , (f) 0.067 × 105 ,
25. Express the following numbers in standard form:
(a) 2 × 3.4 × 106, (f) 3 × 106 + 6 × 105 ,
(b) 6 × 2.1 × 107, (g) 2.4 × 108 + 6 × 107 ,
9.3×104 (h) 8.1 × 1012 – 6.1 × 1012,
(c) 3
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(i) 8.1 × 1012 – 6.1 × 1011,
(d) (3 × 103 )×(4 × 105 ),
(j) (3.1 × 104 )
(e) 3 × 105 + 4 × 105 ,
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