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a. 3𝑦 + 3𝑦 + 3𝑦
Exercise 1a b. 22𝑦 + 22𝑦
c. (2𝑥 + 2𝑥 )2
1. Simplify the following. (2𝑥 )5 2
a. 𝑥 2 × 𝑥 3 Solve 23
= (24 )𝑥
1
b. (𝑥 2 )3 Given that 𝑥 2 = √𝑥, express 4𝑥 + 4𝑥 as a single
𝑚20
c. power of 4.
𝑚4
d. 𝑦 × 𝑦 −2
8
e. 𝑞 × 𝑞3
f. (𝑝5 )2 Exercise 1b
g. 𝑥 × 𝑥3 × 𝑥5
𝑦6
1. Determine the value of:
h. 𝑦2 a. 6−1
i. 𝑥 × 𝑥𝑎
2 b. 90
j. (𝑥 2 )𝑦 c. 𝟖−𝟐
𝑥 12 8 −2 𝟖𝟏
k. 𝑥3
d. ( ) =
9 𝟔𝟒
𝑥 12 1
l. 2. If 2𝑦 = 4, write down the value of 𝑦.
𝑥
m. (𝑝−𝑞 )−𝑟 [Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q17b]
𝑤4 Let 𝑥 = 2𝑝 , 𝑦 = 2𝑞 ,
n. 𝑤 −4
𝑎𝑏
If 𝑥𝑦 = 32 and 2𝑥𝑦 2 = 32, find the value of 𝑝 and
o. the value of 𝑞 .
𝑎 −𝑏
2. Simplify the following.
𝑦 10
a. 𝑦 ×
𝑦5
Exercise 2
b. (𝑥 2 × 𝑥 3 )2
4 1
𝑝12
c. ( 𝑝3 ) × 𝑝 1. 1002
1
𝑥 10 ×𝑥 9 2. 1253
d. (𝑥 5 )3
2
3. 16−0.5
𝑞5 2
e. (𝑞 2 )3 × ( 𝑞 ) 4. 27−3
3 4
𝑥 2𝑦 5. 83
f. ( 𝑦)
𝑥 1
g. 𝑥 × (𝑥 × (𝑥 3 )2 )2 6. 8−3
1
2𝑥 ×2𝑦
3. If = 27 , what is 𝑥 in terms of 𝑦? 7. 64−3
23 2
4. Simplify the following: 8. 64−3
a. 2𝑥 2 𝑦 × 3𝑥𝑦 4 2
9. 325
b. 5𝑝3 𝑞4 × 5𝑝𝑞 2
10𝑥 10 𝑦 10. 32−5
c. 2𝑥𝑦 1
64 −3
36𝑘 3 𝑚4 11. (27)
d. 30𝑘 5 𝑚 3
2𝑥𝑦×2𝑥 10 9 − 2
e. 12. (16)
8𝑥 20
3
5. [Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q17a] 16 −4
13. (81)
If 𝑥 = 2𝑝 , 𝑦 = 2𝑞 , express the following in terms
5
of 𝑥 and/or 𝑦: 8 − 3
14. (27)
(i) 2𝑝+𝑞
(ii) 22𝑞 15. Write the following expression without using
(iii) 2𝑝−1 indices: 𝑥 −0.5
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Exercise 3 Exercise 5 (intended for all Higher Tier students)
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