Simplification (Surds & Indices)

1. Simplify:
2
(i) (27) 3
−4
(ii)(1024) 5

3
(iii) (0.00032) 5
(iv) (16)0.25
(v) 6√ 3−3 √ 12 + 2 √ 75
4
(vi) √ 81−8 √3 216−15 √5 32−√225
1/ 4
1/ 3 3
2. Find the value of [5 (8 1/3
+27 ) ] ?

3
72/ 3 × √ 77
3. Find the value of
√3 6 6
4. If x= y a , y=z b and z=x c then find the value of abc?
5. Arrange the following in order of their magnitude
4
(i)√ 10 ,√3 6, √ 3
3 9 6
(ii) √ 2 , √ 4, √ 3
6. Find the values of
(i) 39.75 ×37.75 ÷ 93.75
(ii) 813 /4 × 164 /3 ÷ 4 2/ 3
(iii)612 ÷3 10 ×8 2/ 3 ÷ 32
(iv) 122 /3 ÷ 14 1/ 3 × 211/3
(v) 163.75 ×8 3.5 ÷ 4 10.25

7. Which of the value is greatest 21 /2 , 41 / 4 ,6 1/6 , 31 /3 ?

8. Find the value of

√7 ?
√16+ 6 √7−√ 16−6 √7
9. Find the value of x, if 5(x−3) ×3(2 x−8)=225

5−√ 3
10. If x= √ then find x 2−8 x =?
√ 5+ √ 3
1 2 1
11. If x+ = √ 3 then find the value of x + 2 ?
x x

1 3 1
12. If x+ = √ 3 then find the value of x + 3 ?
x x

13. y =
√ x +a – √ x−a , then y + 1 = ? (In terms of x∧a)
√ x +a+ √ x−a y

5n +5( n−1)
14. Find the value of ?
5(n +1)−5n

{(125)0.17 ×(125)0.08 }
15. Find the value of ?
{(5)0.07 ×(25)0.09 }

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16. Find the value of (87.5)2−(32.5)2 ?

4 × 686−729
17. Find the value of ?
98 ×2+14 × 9+81

2197 × 64+216 ×27

18. Find the value of ?
2704−52×18+ 36 ×9

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