EMAC Gold 2e Year 9 OTS_Tests_Ch7_Indices TEST A

Chapter 7: Indices
Test A (25 marks)
Name: ___________________________________

Part A – Multiple-choice questions (5 marks)

1 ( 3 x )3 in expanded form is:

A x´ x´ x B 3´ x´ x´ x C
3 ´ 3´ 3 ´ x ´ x ´ x

D
3
3x ´3x ´3x
3 3
E ( 3 x )3 ´ (3 x )3 ´ ( 3 x )3

2
4
2
()9 is equal to:

4 8 16
A 81 B 18 C 9

16 16
D 81 E 108

3 100 written as a product of prime factors in index form is:

2 2 2
A 2´ 5 B 2´ 3 ´ 5 C 2 ´5

2 2 2 2
D 2 ´3 ´5 E 2 ´5

( ab )2
4 If a = 2, b = −3 and c = 4, then c evaluates to:

A 9 B 8 C 6

D −9 E −8

5 2 x7 ´ 7 x3 is equivalent to:

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A 14 x 21 B 14 x 10 C 14 x 4

D 9 x 10 E 9 x 21

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Part B – Short-answer questions (15 marks)

m
1 For a state the base ____________ and the index ____________
(1 mark)

2 Express each of the following in index form.

a 6 ´ m´ m ´ m b 7 xy ´ xy ´ 7 y

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

(1 + 1 = 2 marks)

3 Simplify each of the following.

3 8
a x ´ x´ x

___________________________

___________________________

5n9
b n5

___________________________

___________________________

c 2 a3 b ´ 8 a 2 b6

___________________________

___________________________

27 p 7 q 6
d 9 p4q2

___________________________

___________________________

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(1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 6 marks)

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4 Simplify each of the following.

(x )
3 5
3 ( a5 )
2

a b

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

c 50 + m 0 d 7x 0

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________
(4  ½ = 2 marks)

5 Simplify each of the following.

2
a 7 ( ab 3 )

___________________________

___________________________

2
6
b
()
m

___________________________

___________________________

c
( 2c d )
2 4 3

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

(1 + 1 + 2 = 4 marks)

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Part C – Extended-response questions (5 marks)

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1 a The diameter of a nitrogen atom is 6 .5 ´ 10 mm. Write this
measurement in decimal form.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

b The diameter of a sodium atom is 0.00000018 mm. Write this measurement

using scientific notation.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________
10 3
c The volume of the Moon is 2. 196 ´ 10 km . Write this measurement as
a basic numeral.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

d The volume of Earth is 1083 billion cubic kilometres; that is,

3
1 083 000 000 000 km . Write this measurement using scientific
notation.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

(4  1 = 4 marks)

2 Use a calculator to evaluate each of the following. Write your answer in scientific
notation correct to five significant figures.

a 7.153 �10-7 ________________________________

6.84 �107
b 3.71�104 _________________________________

(½ + ½ = 1 mark)

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