Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 3A

2 Laws of Integral Indices

Consolidation Exercise 2A

Level 1
Without using a calculator, find the values of the following expressions. [Nos. 1−12]
1. −70 2. (−7)0 3. 19−1

1
4. 5. 6−1 + 50 6. 4−3 × 40
8−1

7. (−3)−2 × (−2−1) 8. 80 ÷ (−5)−2 9. 97 × 9–5

−1 −2
2  3
10. 7−3 ÷ 7−2 11.   12.  − 
3  5

Simplify the following expressions and express the answers with positive indices. [Nos. 13−30]
(All the letters in the expressions represent non-zero numbers.)

13. x0 14. (8p)0 15. −5q0

16. y−1 17. k−5 18. −m−10

19. (−y)−9 20. c−4 × c5 21. g ÷ g−4

22. (s−3)5 23. (−k −3)−4 24. (7x)−2

4
25. 26. (pq)−7 27. (−2a−4)−3
(5b) − 2

−2 −3
 1  u4 
28.  5  29.   30. (3c−2d)2
z   2 

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 Level 2
Without using a calculator, find the values of the following expressions. [Nos. 31−36]
−4
 1
31. 25−2 ÷ 5−3 32. (−4) −1 ×  −  33. 5−4 ÷ 125−4 × 25−5
 2

34. 24 ÷ 6−2 × 2−4 35. (2−4 × 1250) ÷ 12−2 36. 62 − 6–11 ÷ 6−12

Simplify the following expressions and express the answers with positive indices. [Nos. 37−48]
(All the letters in the expressions represent non-zero numbers.)

37. (x −3y −2)−3 38. (7−1a−5b3)−1 39. (−5−1r3s−2)−2

−2 −1
(m 2 n −3 ) −1  5c 0
 
st 0 −2

40. 41.  − 6  42.  −2 4 
n −4  d  s t 

− 35 x −9 (a 2b −1 ) 2
43. 44. (mn3)−2(nm−4)−1 45.
3 2 x −7 (a −1b) 3

−1 3
(−2 x 3 y 4 ) 2 (a 6 ) 2  a −5b −1   − b −5 
46. 47. (6a ) ×
3 −3
48. 
 
 ×  2 −1 
 4a b 
− 4( x −5 y −1 ) − 2 ( 2 a ) −6  8a   

49. Without using a calculator, find the value of 5201 × 25−100.

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Answers
Consolidation Exercise 2A 9d 2
30.
1. −1 c4
2. 1 1
1 31.
3. 5
19 32. −4
4. 8 1
7 33.
5. 25
6 34. 36
1 35. 9
6.
64 36. 30
1
7. − 37. x9y6
18
8. 25 7a 5
38.
9. 81 b3
1 25s 4
10. 39.
7 r6
3 n7
11. 40.
2 m2
25 d 12
12. 41.
9 25
13. 1 t6
14. 1 42.
s2
15. −5 27
1 43. − 2
16. x
y
m2
17. 15 44.
k n7
1
18. − a7
m10 45.
b5
1
19. − y6
y9 46. − 4
x
20. c
8a 9
21. g5 47.
1 27
22. 15 1
s 48. − 11
8b
23. k 12
49. 5
1
24.
49 x 2
25. 100b2
1
26.
p q77

12
27. − a
8
28. z10
8
29. 12
u

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2 Laws of Integral Indices

Consolidation Exercise 2B

Level 1
1. Determine whether each of the following is expressed in scientific notation. If not, express the
number in scientific notation.
(a) −3.14 × 100 (b) 4.27 × (−10)5
(c) 8.73 × 10−8 (d) −65.3 × 10−5

2. Express each of the following numbers in scientific notation.

(a) 8 000 000 000 (b) 2 296.03
(c) 9 580 000 (d) 0.003 1
(e) 0.000 401 (f) 0.000 098 4

3. Round off the following numbers to 3 significant figures and express the results in scientific
notation.
(a) 9 753 (b) 907 684.27
(c) 0.040 742 (d) 0.000 246 89
27 5
(e) 360 (f) 73
51 11

4. Express each of the following numbers as an integer or a decimal.

(a) 5 × 103 (b) 9.53 × 106
(c) −6.19 × 105 (d) −10−3
(e) 6.1 × 10–1 (f) 3.93 × 10−5

5. Without using a calculator, evaluate the following expressions and express the answers in
scientific notation.
(a) 8 × 105 + 7 × 105 (b) 9 × 10−6 − 2.4 × 10−6
(c) 5.3 × 109 + 6 × 108 (d) 2.2 × 10−10 − 3 × 10−11
(e) (5 × 1036) × (2 × 10−24) (f) (6 × 10–4) ÷ (3 × 102)

6. Use a calculator to evaluate the following expressions and express the answers in scientific
notation.
(a) 8.5 × 106 + 7.3 × 107 (b) 2.3 × 1015 − 6.9 × 1014
(c) (5.4 × 103) × (9.5 × 10−6) (d) (2.43 × 10−12) ÷ (9 × 10−7)

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7. Express the following data in scientific notation.
(a) The surface area of the moon is about 38 000 000 km2.
(b) Hong Kong citizens dispose about 15 000 000 000 g of garbage every day.
(c) The average diameter of human hair is about 0.000 05 m.
(d) The diameter of a water molecule is about 0.000 000 29 mm.

Level 2
8. Without using a calculator, evaluate the following expressions and express the answers in
scientific notation.
(a) 4 × 102 + 0.7 × 104 − 2 × 103
(b) 6.6 × 10−6 + 20 × 10−8 + 1 × 10−7
(c) 34 × 103 + 5.8 × 104 + 0.72 × 105
(d) –840 × 10−2 + 98 × 10−1 + 7 × 101

9. Without using a calculator, find the values of the following expressions and express the
answers in scientific notation.
(a) (2.5 × 109) × (3 × 107) × (4 × 10−9)
25 000 000 × 5 000 000
(b)
0.000 000 000 5
3 000 000 2 − 8 300 000 000 000
(c)
2 800 000 000 −1

10. Use a calculator to find the values of the following expressions correct to 2 significant figures,
and express the answers in scientific notation.
−3
 13 000 32 000 
(a)  +  (b) 83 ÷ (4 001−3 × 4 0078)
 7 9 

2
2 331  6.4 × 10 − 3 
(c) (d) 10 − 2 − 
4.6 × 10−6  2 × 10 2 

11. Consider the following three numbers.

1 598 000, 1.33 × 105, 0.189 × 107
Arrange the above numbers in ascending order.

12. If (5 × 10h) × (3 × 10k) = 1.5 × 1021, where h and k are integers, find a pair of possible values of
h and k.

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13. A jet has travelled for 39.7 hours. If the average speed of the jet is 2.8 × 102 m/s, find the
distance travelled in m.
(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures and express the result in scientific notation.)

14. △ABC is a right-angled triangle with ∠ABC = 90°. If AB = 1.3 × 1010 m and
BC = 9.6 × 109 m, find the length of AC in m.
(Give the answer correct to 2 significant figures and express the result in scientific notation.)

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Answers
Consolidation Exercise 2B
1. (a) yes (b) no, −4.27 × 105
(c) yes (d) no, −6.53 × 10−4
2. (a) 8 × 109 (b) 2.296 03 × 103
(c) 9.58 × 10 6
(d) 3.1 × 10−3
(e) 4.01 × 10−4 (f) 9.84 × 10−5
3. (a) 9.75 × 103 (b) 9.08 × 105
(c) 4.07 × 10−2 (d) 2.47 × 10−4
(e) 3.61 × 102 (f) 7.35 × 101
4. (a) 5 000 (b) 9 530 000
(c) −619 000 (d) −0.001
(e) 0.61 (f) 0.000 039 3
5. (a) 1.5 × 106 (b) 6.6 × 10−6
(c) 5.9 × 109 (d) 1.9 × 10−10
(e) 1 × 1013 (f) 2 × 10−6
6. (a) 8.15 × 107 (b) 1.61 × 1015
(c) 5.13 × 10 −2
(d) 2.7 × 10−6
7. (a) 3.8 × 107 km2 (b) 1.5 × 1010 g
(c) 5 × 10−5 m (d) 2.9 × 10−7 mm
8. (a) 5.4 × 103 (b) 6.9 × 10−6
(c) 1.64 × 10 5
(d) 7.14 × 101
9. (a) 3 × 108
(b) 2.5 × 1023
(c) 1.96 × 1021
10. (a) 6.3 × 10−12 (b) 8.0 × 10−17
(c) 2.3 × 104 (d) 9.9 × 10−5
11. 1.33 × 105 < 1 598 000 < 0.189 × 107
12. h = 12, k = 8
(or other reasonable answers)
13. 4.00 × 107 m
14. 1.6 × 1010 m

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 Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 3A

2 Laws of Integral Indices

 Consolidation Exercise 2C

Level 1
1. Write down the place value of each digit in each of the following denary numbers.
(a) 14610
Digit 1 4 6
Place value

(b) 3 04510
Digit 3 0 4 5
Place value

2. Write down the place value of each digit in each of the following binary numbers.
(a) 1002
Digit 1 0 0
Place value

(b) 101102
Digit 1 0 1 1 0
Place value

3. Write down the place value of the underlined digit in each of the following numbers.
Number Place value
(a) 4610
(b) 357910
(c) 64021610
(d) 101112
(e) 110001012

4. Consider the denary number 3 57910.

(a) Write down the place value of each digit in the number.
(b) Hence, express 3 57910 in the expanded form.

5. Consider the binary number 10112.

(a) Write down the place value of each digit in the number.
(b) Hence, express 10112 in the expanded form.

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6. Express the following denary numbers in the expanded form.
(a) 2310 (b) 15310 (c) 2 34510

7. Express the following binary numbers in the expanded form.

(a) 1102 (b) 11012 (c) 110012

Convert the following binary numbers into denary numbers. [Nos. 8−12]
8. (a) 102 (b) 1012

9. (a) 1112 (b) 10112

10. (a) 110002 (b) 110012

11. (a) 100112 (b) 111112

12. (a) 1100102 (b) 1001112

13. Represent each of the following expressions as a denary number.

(a) 4 × 101 + 7 × 100
(b) 7 × 102 + 6 × 101 + 0 × 100
(c) 8 × 102 + 0 × 101 + 1 × 100

14. Represent each of the following expressions as a binary number.

(a) 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20
(b) 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20

15. Represent each of the following expressions as a denary number.

(a) 2 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 7 × 1 (b) 3 × 1 000 + 5 × 100 + 0 × 10 + 8 × 1

16. Represent each of the following expressions as a binary number.

(a) 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 1 × 1 (b) 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1

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 Level 2
17. Represent each of the following expressions as a denary number.
(a) 5 × 102 + 3 × 101
(b) 2 × 105 + 5 × 102 + 4 × 101
(c) 8 × 100 + 9 × 100 000 + 3 × 1 000 + 4

18. Represent each of the following expressions as a binary number.

(a) 24 + 23
(b) 29 + 24 + 1
(c) 7 + 26 + 27 + 210

Convert the following denary numbers into binary numbers. [Nos. 19−21]
19. (a) 3010 (b) 3210

20. (a) 5410 (b) 6910

21. (a) 11210 (b) 23710

22. Convert the following binary numbers into denary numbers.

(a) 100101000012 (b) 1000111000012

23. Using each of the digits 0, 2, 3, 6 once only, form the smallest 4-digit denary number and the
largest 4-digit denary number. Express these two numbers in the expanded form.

24. (a) Find the smallest 4-digit binary number in which only one digit is 0. Express the number
in the expanded form.
(b) Find the largest 4-digit binary number in which only one digit is 0. Express the number in
the expanded form.

25. It is given that 5#10 is a 2-digit denary number, where # is a digit from 0 to 9.
If 5#10 − 100112 = 3710, find the value of #.

26. Consider the following four numbers:

111111112, 24010, 24410, 1000110112
Arrange the above numbers in descending order.

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Answers
Consolidation Exercise 2C 23. smallest: 2 036,
1. (a) Digit 1 4 6 2 × 103 + 0 × 102 + 3 × 101 + 6 × 100
largest: 6 320,
Place value 10 2
10 1
100
6 × 103 + 3 × 102 + 2 × 101 + 0 × 100
(b) Digit 3 0 4 5 24. (a) 10112, 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20
Place value 10 3
10 2
10 1
100 (b) 11102, 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20
25. 6
2. (a) Digit 1 0 0 26. 1000110112 > 111111112 > 24410 > 24010
Place value 22 21 20

(b) Digit 1 0 1 1 0
Place value 24
2
3
2 2
2 1
20
3. (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 103
(d) 22 (e) 25
4. (a) Digit in 3 57910 3 5 7 9
Place value 10 3
10 2
10 1
100
(b) 3 × 103 + 5 × 102 + 7 × 101 + 9 × 100
5. (a) Digit in 10112 1 0 1 1
Place value 23 22 21 20
(b) 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20
6. (a) 2 × 101 + 3 × 100
(b) 1 × 102 + 5 × 101 + 3 × 100
(c) 2 × 103 + 3 × 102 + 4 × 101 + 5 × 100
7. (a) 1 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20
(b) 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20
(c) 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 +
1 × 20
8. (a) 2 (b) 5
9. (a) 7 (b) 11
10. (a) 24 (b) 25
11. (a) 19 (b) 31
12. (a) 50 (b) 39
13. (a) 47 (b) 760 (c) 801
14. (a) 1012 (b) 10112
15. (a) 247 (b) 3 508
16. (a) 1012 (b) 110102
17. (a) 530 (b) 200 540 (c) 903 804
18. (a) 110002
(b) 10000100012
(c) 100110001112
19. (a) 111102 (b) 1000002
20. (a) 1101102 (b) 10001012
21. (a) 11100002 (b) 111011012
22. (a) 1 185 (b) 2 273

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