GCSE – Laws of Indices 6. Simplify the following.

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)

1. (𝑥𝑦)2 1. Write as a single power of 2:

2. (3𝑥)2 a. 410
3. (𝑥𝑦 2 )2 b. 8𝑥 × 24
4. (2𝑐𝑑4 )3 2
c. 163
5. (𝑎𝑏 2 )3 d. 2𝑥 × 4𝑦 × 8 𝑧 × 16
1
6. (9𝑎2 )2 e. 2√2
1 4
7. (16𝑎4 𝑏 3 )2 f. 3
1 √2
1 1
8. (27𝑎9 𝑏 4 )3 g. 43 × 85
2
9. (8𝑎6 𝑏12 ) 3 2. [Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017 2F Q21c, Nov 2017
3
2H Q6c Edited] 100𝑎 × 1000𝑏 can be written in
10. (16𝑎6 𝑏12 )2
the form 10𝑤
11. (27𝑥 6 𝑦 5 )
Express 𝑤 in terms of 𝑎 and 𝑏.
3. Solve for 𝑥:
a. 8𝑥 = 29
Exercise 4 (intended for FM students)
b. 5𝑥 = 5√5
2
86
1. If 𝑥 3 = 9, find 𝑥. c. 4𝑥 = 24
4
2. Solve 𝑦 3 = 16 d. 27𝑥 = √930
3
e. 42𝑥+1 = 82𝑥−1
3. [AQA FM June 2012 Paper 1] 𝑥 2 = 8 and
25
𝑦 −2 = . 4. [Edexcel GCSE(9-1) June 2017 2H Q18]
4
𝑥 1 3
Work out the value of
𝑦 165 × 2𝑥 = 84
Work out the exact value of 𝑥.
4. [AQA FM June 2013 Paper 1]
2
1
Solve 𝑥 −3 = 7 writing your answer as a proper 5. [Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017-4H Q16d]
9
1
fraction. 3 = 3𝑛
√94
Work out the exact value of 𝑛.
5. [June 2013 Paper 2] 𝑝−2 = 𝑞 6 × 𝑟 4
Write 𝑝 in terms of 𝑞 and 𝑟.
 Solve
Give your answer in its simplest form. 3 4 𝑥
√9 × √27 = √3
6. [AQA FM Set 3 Paper 1]
1
𝑥 2 = 6 and 𝑦 −3 = 64
𝑥
Work out the value of 𝑦

7. [AQA FM Set 1 Paper 2] You are given that 𝑥 =

5𝑚 and 𝑦 = 5𝑛 .
a. Write 5𝑚+2 in terms of 𝑥.
b. Write 5𝑚−𝑛 in terms of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
c. Write 53𝑛 in terms of 𝑦.
𝑚+𝑛
d. Write 5 2 in terms of 𝑥 and 𝑦.

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