Basic Laws of Indices GREEN

1. Write each of the following using index notation: 5. Fill in the missing numbers:
a. 4 ×4×4×4×4 b. 7 ×7 × 7 ×7 a. 4=2
?
b. ?
27=3 c. 125=?
3

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

c. a × a ×a × a d. f ×f ×g×g×g d. 1=3 ? e. 10 000=10 ?
f. 64=? 3
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

2. Work out the value of each of the following: 6. Fill in the missing numbers:
2 5 3
a. 3 b. 2 c. 10 3 5 ?
a. ( 2? ) =212 b. ( 32 ) =?10 c. ( 105 ) =1015
__________ __________ __________
1
__________ __________ __________
d. 5 e. 40 f. 15
__________ __________ __________ 7. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in its simplest
form:
3. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in index a. 2 0 4
b. 6 7
3 ×3 ×3 2 ×2 ×2
notation:
6 7 4 5 3 6
__________ __________
a. 3 ×3 b. 2 ×2 c. m ×m
72 × 74 23 × 24
__________ __________ __________ c. d.
3 8 3 76 28 ×2
d. 4×4 e. 3 ÷3 f. h4 ÷ h2
__________ __________
__________ __________ __________
4 0
g. (63) h. 3 2
b ×b ×b
5
i. (94) 8. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in its simplest
__________ __________ __________ form:
12 4 3
8 y5 r ×r a. 3
2 a ×5 a
4
b. 2
3 y ×4 y
−2
j. 8 k. l. 5
8 y r __________ __________
3 2 3 4
7g ×2g 6r ×4 r
c. d.
__________ __________ __________ g
4 2
2r ×3r

4. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in index __________ __________
notation: 5
4 d ×5 d 2
3 c2× 4 c5
a. 3
−1
b. 4
−2
c. f
−4 e. 8 f. 7
2d c
__________ __________ __________
−3 5 7 4 −3
d. 5 e. g ÷ g f. y ×y __________ __________
__________ __________ __________
 Basic Laws of Indices AMBER

1. Write each of the following using index notation: The power 5. Fill in the missing numbers:
or index
a. 4 ×4×4×4×4 b. 7 ×7 × 7 ×7 tells you a. 4=2? b. 27=3? c. 125=?3
__________ __________ how many __________ __________ __________
times the
c. a × a ×a × a d. f ×f ×g×g×g number d. 1=3
?
e. 10 000=10
?
f. 64=?
3

__________ __________ has been

__________ __________ __________
multiplied
by itself.
2. Work out the value of each of the following: 6. Fill in the missing numbers:
a. 32 b. 25 c. 103 a.
3
( 2? ) =212 b.
5
( 32 ) =?10 c.
?
( 105 ) =1015
__________ __________ __________
1 0 5
__________ __________ __________
d. 5 e. 4 f. 1
__________ __________ __________ 7. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in its simplest
form:
3. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in index a. 32 ×30 ×3 4 b. 26 ×27 ×2
notation:
a m × an=am +n __________ __________
a. 36 ×37 b. 24 ×25 c. m3 × m6 2 4 3 4
7 ×7 2 ×2
__________ __________ __________ m n m−n c. d.
a ÷ a =a 76 28 ×2
3 8 3 4 2
d. 4×4 e. 3 ÷3 f. h ÷h
__________ __________
__________ __________ __________ a 0=1
4 0
g. (63) h. 3 2
b ×b ×b
5
i. (94) 1 8. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in its simplest
a−1=
__________ __________ __________ a form: Calculate
12 5 4 3 3 4 2 −2
8 y r ×r a. 2 a ×5 a b. 3 y ×4 y with the
j. k. l. numbers,
88 y r5 __________ __________ then
3 2 3 4 calculate
7g ×2g 6r ×4 r with the
c. d.
__________ __________ __________ g4 2 r2 × 3 r indices
separately.

4. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in index __________ __________
notation: 5 2 2 5
4 d ×5 d 3c ×4c
a. 3
−1
b. 4
−2
c. f
−4 e. 8 f. 7
2d c
__________ __________ __________
−3 5 7 4 −3
d. 5 e. g ÷ g f. y ×y __________ __________
__________ __________ __________
 Basic Laws of Indices RED

1. Write each of the following using index notation: The power d. 5

−3
e. 5 7
g ÷ g f. y ×y
4 −3
or index
a. 4 ×4×4×4×4 b. 7 ×7 × 7 ×7 tells you __________ __________ __________
__________ __________ how many 5. Fill in the missing numbers:
times the
c. a × a ×a × a d. f ×f ×g×g×g number a. 4=2? b. 27=3? c. 125=?3
__________ __________ has been
__________ __________ __________
multiplied
by itself. ? ? 3
d. 1=3 e. 10 000=10 f. 64=?
2. Work out the value of each of the following:
2 5 3
__________ __________ __________
a. 3 b. 2 c. 10
¿ 3 ×3=¿__ __________ __________ 6. Fill in the missing numbers:
1 0 5
d. 5 e. 4 f. 1 3 5 ?
a. ( 2? ) =212 b. ( 32 ) =?10 c. ( 105 ) =1015
__________ __________ __________
__________ __________ __________

3. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in index

7. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in its simplest
notation:
form:
a. 36 ×37 b. 24 ×25 c. m3 × m6 a m × an=am +n
a. 32 ×30 ×3 4 b. 26 ×27 ×2
¿ 36 +7=¿___ __________ __________ m
a ÷ a =a
n m−n
__________ __________
3 8 3 4 2
d. 4×4 e. 3 ÷3 f. h ÷h 2
7 ×7
4
2 ×2
3 4

__________ 8−3 a 0=1 c. d.

¿ 3 =¿___ __________ 7
6 8
2 ×2
g. (63)
4
h. 3 2
b ×b ×b
5
i. (94)
0
−1 1 __________ __________
a =
3×4 a
¿6 =¿___ __________ __________
12 5 4 3 8. Simplify each of the following, giving your answer in its simplest
8 y r ×r
j. 8 k. l. 5 form:
8 y r 3 4 2 −2
Calculate
a. 2 a ×5 a b. 3 y ×4 y with the
numbers,
__________ __________ then
__________ __________ __________ calculate
7 g 3 × 2 g2 6 r3 × 4 r4 with the
c. d.
4. Simplify the following expressions, giving your answer in index g4 2 r2 × 3 r indices
separately.
notation:
a. 3
−1
b. 4
−2
c. f
−4 __________ __________
__________ __________ __________
 5 2 2 5
4 d ×5 d 3c ×4c
e. 8 f. 7 __________ __________
2d c