Exponents & Powers

1. Find the value of each of the following

a. 132
b. 53
c. 24
d. 112
e. (3)3
f. (1)6

2. Simplify
a. 3 x 102
b. 25 X 53
c. 0 X 104
d.

e.

Express each of the following in exponential form

a.

b.
c.
d.
4. Express each of the following numbers as a product of powers of their prime
factors.
a. 36 b. 675 c. 392 d.864 e. 450 f.1800
5. Using laws of exponents , simplify
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

(vi)

6. Simplify and express each of the following in exponential form :

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(ii) (iii)
(i)

(v) (vi)

(viiii)
(iv)

(vii)

7. Write the numbers in expanded forms :

a. 20068 (b) 423719 (c) 680071 (d)5004132
8. Find the number :

(a)
(b)
(c)
9. Express in the standard form :
a. 3,18,65,00,000 (b) 786.3 (c) 5,00,00,000
b. 42634.7 (d) 4786. 3460
10. Write the numbers in the usual form :

a. 4.83 (b) 3.64 (c) 7.3 Answers :

1) (a) 169 (b) 125 (c) 16 (d) 121 (e) (f) +1

100 = 300 (b) 4 (e) 2)

(a)
(b) (c) (d) 3
(f)
(ii) (iii) (iv (v) 4

(ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

(viii)

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 4) (a)
(e) 2
5) (i)

(vi)

6) (i)

(vii)

Exponents (Powers)
1. Simplify and write in exponential form:

a. Х b. Х
Х Х c Х d

e. Х Х f. Х

g. Х h.

2. Find the value of:

(
a.
b.
+ Х
c. Х d. e. (
+ +(

h.

Х )
f. (

g.

m. 25 Х i. j. (
Х10Х Х )Х

k. l. ( Х

n. Х Х 125
Х
3. Evaluate :

a. b. ( c. d. 1/ 3 -2 e.

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4. Find the multiplicative inverse of the following :

a. b. c. d.
e.

=( Find the value of if m= 5. If 3 n=4

6. Find the value of if x=

(

7. What should be divided so that the quotient becomes 9?

8. What should be multiplied so that product becomes 25?

9. Express each of the following rational number in exponential form:

b.
a. c. d.
10. Simplify and express the result as powers of 2:
+ ) ( +
a. b. )
11. Express the following as a rational number:
i. ii. iii.

.iv. v. vi.

12. Express the following as a rational numbers in power notation:

i. ii. iii. iv.

v. vi. vii. viii.

13. Simplify:
i. [-1/3-(7/5)²] Х (3/5)² ii. (-3/8)³ Х 4³ Х (2/3)²
iii. [(4/5)² +(5/-7)²] (-4/5)³ Х (2/5)²

iv.(-3/8)² Х [ ] (5/6)³ (4/9)²

14. Find the reciprocal of:

i) (-7/3)² ii) iii) (-6)³ iv) (2/-3)³ × (3/-4)²

v) (2/3)² × (3/4)²

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15. Find the absolute value of :

i)(2/3)³ ii) (-4/7)² iii) ((5/-8)³ iv) (-11/13)²

16. Which of the two rational numbers (-3/5) and (3/5) is smaller? Insert four rational
numbers between them.

17. Find the product of the cube of (-2/3) and the square of (4/-5).

18. Fill in the blanks:

i) = (-2)----- ii) =(1/-3)____ iii)

(4²)³ =
= (-
(4)_________ iv ) ______

=(
v) vi) = (-6)______ 9.
19. Simplify:

i) (3/4)² × (3/4)³ ii) (-2/7)² × (-2/7)³ iii) ÷ (-

7/8)² iv)(1/3²)³

20. Simplify and express the result in power notation:

(
i) ii) (

iii) (-5/2)³ ÷ iv)[(-3/4)²]³

v) (-5/7)6 ÷ (-5/7)³ vi) [(-3/4)²]³

vii) [(-5/7)4]5

21. Find the value of:

i) ii) ( iii. (

iv) ( v) vi)

22. Express the following as a rational number with positive exponent by using laws of
exponents:
i) ii)( iii) iv)
Х

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 v) ( vi)

23. Express the following as a rational number with negative exponent by

using laws of exponents:
i)
ii)
Х
iii)

iv) 1/-6 v)

24.Find the value of :

i) 5° ii) 2° + 4° + 5° iii)

iv) v) (2° Х 4° 5° + 3°) 7°

25. By what number should we multiply so that the product may be equal to 25 ?

26. By what number should be divided so that the quotient may be equal to ?

27. Find the value of x, such that Х = .

28. Find the value of y, such that Х =

29. Find the reciprocal of the rational number :

Х (6/7)² ]
[( [(3/7)² Х

30. If x= Х (3/4)², find

31. If y= (5/2)² Х ( , then find the value of y³.

32) Find the value of b if

a) 43 X 4b-2 = 4-2 b) 8-6 / 8b = 84

c) (6/7)b X (6/7)4 = (6/7)-4 d) (1/2)2b / (1/2)2 = (1/2)4

33) Simplify

i) [(1/3)-1 + (1/6)-1] 2 X 42

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ii) (5/-6)4 / (5/-6)n = [(5/6)2]3 iii) (-7)2n X (-7)3 = (-7)9

iv) [(1/2)-3 – (1/3)-2] X (1/4)-3

v) (6/7)4 X (6/7)-3 X (1/2)-4 X (3/5)-2

vi) (5/2)3 X (5/2)-1 X [(2/3)2]-2 X 1/16

34) Express in positive exponents

a) (1/2)-3 b) (-3/7)-5 c) (-3)-6 d) (2)-3

35) Simplify and express with positive exponents.

a) (4/5)-4 X (6)-4

b) (3/5)-8 X (10/9)-8

c) (-3)-8 X (-1/9)-8

d) [(5/4)-2 X (2/5)-3]-1

36) a) By what no. should (1/5)2 be multiplied so that the product becomes 15.

b) By what no. should (7/11)0 be multiplied so that the product becomes (13/15)0.

37) a) By what no. should (3/7)-2 be divided so that the quotient becomes 7.

b) By what no. should (-18)-1 be divided so that the quotient may be equal to (-3)-1.

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 Exponents
I. Find x, if

1. 10 + 21 + 3x = 4

2. = 22 + 42 + 52 + 62

3. = ap-q x aq-r x ar-p

4. 34 x 9x+2 = ( )-3

2
5. ( x ( )5-2x =

6. = [ (- )2 ]3 ÷ 2-4

-3
II By what number should
( - ) be divided so that
the quotient a+b b+c c+a be 49 ?

III Simplify :

ANSWERS :

I. 1. x=0 2. x = 9 3. x = 1 4. x = -1

5. x = 6. X = 4

II
III 1

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