Chapter 1

June 8, 2020

1. Express 82x+3 in the form 2y , stating y in terms of x.

2. Solve

(a) 2y = 8

(b) 2x × 4x+1 = 8

3. Given that y = 2x ,express 4x in terms of y.

Hence , or otherwise solve 8(4x ) − 9(2x ) + 1 = 0

√ √
32 + 18
4. Simplify √
3+ 2
√
giving your answer in the form b 2 + c , where b and c are integers.

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5. Simplify x 2x 4 

9x + 3x2
6. Given that √ can be written in the form 9xp + 3xq , write down the value of p and
x
the value of q

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7. Given that 32 2 = 2a , find the value of a.

8. (a) Given that y = 2x , find expressions in terms of y for

i. 2x+2 ,

ii. 23−x

(b) Show that using the substitution y = 2x , the equation

2x+2 + 23−x = 33

can be written as
4y 2 − 33y + 8 = 0

(c) Hence solve the equation

2x+2 + 23−x = 33

9. Solve the equation

9x = 3x+2

√
10. Express each of the following in the form p + q 2 , where p and q are rational.
√
(a) (4 − 3 2)2
1
(b) √
2+ 2

√ √
11. Express 22.5 in the form k 10.

12. Given y = 3x , express each of the following in terms of y. Write each expression in its
simplest form.

(a) 33x
1
(b)
3x−2

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(c)
92−3x

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13. (a) Simplify √
4−2 2 √
giving your answer in the form a + b 2 where a and b are rational numbers.

(b) Hence , or otherwise , solve the equation.

√ √
4x = 2 2x + 20 2
√
giving your answer in the form p + q 2 where p and q are rational numbers.

14. Given
3x √
= 27 3
34y
find y as a simplified function of x.