Indices

1. (i) Evaluate m + n if 3
m
= n
3
= 27.

(ii) Evaluate n if x
n
x
n
= 1/x.

2. Express each of the following as a power of 25.

(i) 625 (ii) 5 (iii) 125
(iv) 3125 (v) 1/25 (vi) 1/625
(vii) 1/5 (viii) 5 (ix) 5
0
25
0


3. Write the value of 0.0625
0.75
, without the use of a calculator.

4. Evaluate 0.00243
3/5
. Give your answer in fraction.

5. Write the value of (373/729)
2/3
. Show the steps clearly.

6. Without the use of a calculator, evaluate (256/2401)
0.25
. Give your answer in decimal.

7. Evaluate, without the use of a calculator,
3
2
3
1
8
512

.

8. Simplify
2
1
16
7
4
3
4
3
x
x x x

.

9. Simplify 40
n
6
2n
3
3n
. Express your answer as a product of prime factors.

10. Simplify
4 8
3
2
1
1
81
216

x
x
.

11. (i) Find the value of x of the equation
3
625
5
1
=
x
.

(ii) Simplify
5 . 1
6

x
x
.

12. Solve (2x 5)
2/3
= 81.

13. Solve ( )
5 2
729
5 2
2
+
= +
t
t .

14. Solve the equation 6
1 2x
= 216
x 4
.

15. Without the use of a calculator, write down the numerical value of

(i) 100
1.5
,
(ii) 0.027
2/3
,
(iii)
2
1 . 0
1

,
(iv) 32
8/5
.

16. Solve the following equations.

(a)
3
2 2
7
7
1
=
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x

(b) 8 5
2x 3
= 1000
(c)
8
1
4 =
x


17. Simplify each of the following.

(a) 3
x
9
x 1

(b) (2
x
)
2
+ 4
x + 1

(c) (7
x
)
x
49
x


18. Evaluate each of the following, without the use of a calculator.

(a) 3
2
27
0

(b)
2
1
25
9

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(c)
1 2
5
4
4
3

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19. Given that a
k
= 216, find the value of

(a) a
2k
,
(b) a
k/3
.

20. (a) Simplify
( )
( )
5
3
2
5
2
3
6
a
a a

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and give your answer in the form a
n
, where n is an integer.

(b) Simplify
2
1
6
25

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x
, give your answer in positive indices.

21. The total surface area of a cube is given by 96x
10
cm
2
. Find an expression for the volume
of the cube in the form kx
n
, where k and n are integers.

22. If (8
x 4
)(32
x
) = 1, find the value of x.

23. Given that a
3x
= 1/64, find the value of
x x
x x
a a
a a

2 2
.

24. Solve the equation
x
x

+
|
.
|

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|
=
4
1
8
3 6 5
.

25. (a) Evaluate 2
3
27
2/3
+ 9
0
, without the use of a calculator.

(b) Solve the equation 4
2x 1
= 8
x
.

26. Simplify each of the following.

(a) (4x
6
)
9
(2x
2
)
21

(b) (3
6n
27
2n 1
)
1/3


27. Express
2 2 2
2 2 4
y x
y x
n
n n

in the form x
a
y
b
, where a and b are expressions in terms of n. Hence,
find the value of a/b in terms of n.

28. Simplify
2
1
2
4
2
3
4

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y
x
y
x
, expressing your answer in negative indices.

29. Determine, without the use of a calculator, which of the two numbers is greater. 4
1/4
or
3
1/3
.

30. A square pyramid has base 6x cm and height 3x
3
cm.

(a) Find an expression, in terms of x, for the volume of the pyramid.
(b) Given that the volume of the pyramid is 1152 cm
3
, find the value of x.

31. If 6
y
= 25, find the value of

(a)
3 6
1
2
+
y
,
(b)
y
y
3
3
2
12
.

32. Given that a
k
= 16, find the value of

(a) a
2k
,
(b) 32a
3/4k
.

33. Simplify
( )
2
1
8 4
4
2
3
3
25
2

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y x
y x
, giving your answer in positive indices.

34. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in positive indices.

(a) (a
4
b
3
c
5
)
1/3
(a
5
b
7
)
1/4

(b)
3
3
4
2
5
7
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y
x
y
x


35. Solve the following equations.

(a) 8
2x 3
= 42
(b) 9
x
5
2x
= 1/225

36. Solve the equation 8
x + 1
= 16
9 x/2
.

37. It is given that
7
2
5
5 5
k
x

= .

(a) Express x as a single power of 5, in terms of k.
(b) If x = 1/25, find the value of k.
(c) If k is an integer, find the smallest value of k for which the value of x is greater than
5000.

38. Given that
k
y
y
x
2
3
4
2
64 =
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|

, find the value of x and of k.

39. Simplify

(a) a
2/3
a
2
a
1/3
,
(b)
( )
2
3 2
2 5
pq
q p
.

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