Name:

1
Choose the correct answer.
" $ & simplifies to:
A & ''
B " ()
C & '(
D " "
E " ''

2
Simplify the following expressions:
(a) 3 & 5 $





(b) 8& 4"





3
Simplify each of the following:
0 12

(a) 3

0 0

(b)

"5 3 &5 6
75 (5 8

(1)

(1)

(1)

(2)

(2)

Simplify the following expressions:
(a) 2 :

(1)

(b) 4 : 2





Simplify the following expressions:
(a) (( )7




(b) (4& )"





Simplify the following expressions:
&> ? > 1@

(a)

)> ?A

(1)

(2)

(b) (" )& ($ )(

Simplify the following:
(a) (& )"




(b) (3 ( )7

(2)

(2)

(2)

(1)

(2)

Simplify the following:

(a)






(b)

10

11

(
E8
F

&G ?
(0 ?

"

Simplify the following:
(& " )( (( ' )I







Express each of the following with
positive indices:
(a) J7





(b) 2 J)





Simplify each of the following,
expressing answers with positive
indices.
(a) " & J( J$

(1)

(3)

(2)

(1)

(1)

(2)

(&0 6 G K

(b)

"0 8 G

12

Express in root form.
1
3

(2)

(a)

(b) ?

13

14

Express in index form.
(a)





3
(b) $





Simplify each of the following and
express using surds.
?

(a) 22 22

(1)




(1)

(1)

(1)

(3)

15

16

Simplify the following expressions:

(a) (5( " )( &







(b) ( & " )" (5 " ( )(








Simplify the following expression:
( &

(( " )"

17

(2)

(b) L L

Simplify the following expressions:
(a) 10 2 + 3 2

(2)

(2)

(3)

(1)

(1)

(b) 7 + 7 13 + 2 7 2 13

18

19

20

Choose the best answer.
56 can be simplified to:
A 4 7
B 4 14
C 2 14
D 2 28
E 7 8



Write as an entire surd.
(a) 5 2





(b) 8 3






Simplify the following expressions:
(a)

(b)

':
(

7 )
" &

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

 Year 10A Mathematics Test (60 marks)