AS Mathematics Homework 3

Please do not use a calculator for this HW

C1: Surds and Indices

1. Simplify the following:
a) 48 b) 5 32 200 c) 34 3

2. Simplify:
a) √ 3 b) ( 2 √ 2) c) ( √ 푎√ 푏) d) √ 5 e) 2√ 3 f) ( 2√ 7)

3. Rationalise the denominator for the following:

√ − √
a) b)
√ √ −

4. Expand and simplify ( 3 2√5)

5. Write the following as integers (whole numbers) or fractions:

− − −
(a) 7 (b) 81 (c) 5− d) 16 (e) (f) (g)

6. Evaluate the following:

1 1 1 2
2 2 2 3 2 3
a) 16 b) 5 3 c) 8 d) 49 8

Mixed Questions
7. Expand and simplify:
a) 5푥 + 2 b) 10푎푏 2푎푏 c) 3푥 푦 푥+ 푦 푥+ 2푦

8. Simplify the following expressions, leaving your answers as algebraic fractions

100 20 x 3 y5 9x 9
a) b) c)
81x 10 y 8 x 3y 5 5 2x 7 x 2 3x 6

9. Expand 3푥 1 푥+ 3 푥+ 5 simplifying your answer.

10. Write the following as powers of 4:

a) b) 2 c) 8 d)
√
Answers:

1. 푎 4√ 3 (b) 10√ 2 (c) 4√ 3 + 3

2. a) 81 b) 256 c) 푎푏 d) 125√ 5 e) 18√ 3 f) 112 √ 7

√
3. a) b) 13 7√ 3

4. 29 12√ 5

5. a) 1 b) 3 c) d) 64 e) 5 f) g)

6. a) b) c) d) 11

7. 푎 25푥 + 20푥 + 4 b) 160푎 푏 c) 3푥 + 8푥 푦+ 3푥푦 2푦

10 3
8. 8b) 4 x 6 y 10 8c)
9x5 y 4 2x 6

9. 3 푥 + 23푥 + 37푥 15

10. a) = 4− b) 2 = 4 c) 8 = 4 d) = 4−
√