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GRE - Powers Refresher
GRE - Powers Refresher
GRE - Powers Refresher
GRE
base
exponent
= 22222
Examples:
52
34
= 55
= 25
= 3333
= 81
106
= 10 10 10 10 10 10
= 1,000,000
Answers:
a) 3 3 =
a) 3 3 = 27
b) 2 4 =
b) 2 4 = 16
c) 10 5 =
c) 10 5 = 100,000
d) (-2) 6 =
d) (-2) 6 = 64
e) 5 3 =
e) 5 3 = 125
f) 7 1 =
f) 7 1 = 7
=8
c) 10 x = 10,000
d) x
= 27
e) 13 x = 13
f) x
= 1,000,000
Answers:
a) 4 3 = 64
b) 2 3 = 8
c) 10 4 = 10,000
d) 3 3 = 27
e) 13 1 = 13
f) 1000 2 = 1,000,000
Powers Refresher
GRE
Product Law
Quotient Law
x x = x
a
Examples:
10
6
a b
4 4
4
=
7 7
7
19
(11 )
3 5
511
= 57
4
5
10
( 3.9 ) 2
3 7
30
a) 6 4 63 62 6 =
( 5 )
3
( 5 )
10
( 84 )
( 2.8 )
20
= ( 2.8 )
10
( 2.8 )
= x ab
Examples:
49 46 = 43
( 3 ) = ( 3 )
4
(x )
Examples:
85 87 = 812
( 3 )
Power Law
xa
x a x b = b = x ab
x
a+b
= 1115
= ( 3.9 )
20
= 8421
Answers:
a) 610
21
b)
b)
2 2 2
c)
3 3 3
10
( 5 )
2
c)
3
d)
(5 )
e)
85 8 4 8 3
=
86
6
e) 8
f)
( 23 ) 4 =
f)
260
g) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 =
g)
79
5
4
13
h) x x x =
6
16
h) x
4 11
18
19
d) 5 44
x ( x5 ) x7
2
i)
(x )
4 3
i)
x6
Powers Refresher
GRE
Negative Powers
x n =
1
xn
Examples:
1
1
=
4
3
81
1
1
102 = 2 =
10
100
1 1
7 1 = 1 =
7
7
3 4 =
Answers:
a) 5 -2 =
a) 5 -2 =
1
25
b) 2 -5 =
b) 2 -5 =
1
32
c) 10 -4 =
c) 10 -4 =
d) (-3) -1 =
d) (-3) -1 =
e) 4 -3 =
e) 4 -3 =
1
64
f) 11 -1 =
f) 11 -1 =
1
11
2x =
1
128
1
1,000,000
b) x 3 =
1
625
c)
5x =
d)
x 2 =
e)
x 83 = 1
49
25
1
10,000
1
3
Answers:
2 7 =
a)
1
128
b) 1003 =
c)
5 4 =
d)
1
1,000,000
1
625
49
25
e) 183 = 1