3 4

GCSE – Laws of Indices d.

36 k m
5
30 k m
Exercise 1a 10
2 xy ×2 x
e. 20
1. Simplify the following. 8x
a. x 2 × x3 5. [Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q17a]
b. (x ) 2 3 If x=2 p , y=2q, express the following in terms of
20 x and/or y :
m
c. (i) 2 p +q
m4
8 −2 (ii) 22 q
d. y ×y
3 (iii) 2 p−1
e. q×q
2
f. ( p5 )
3 5
g. x× x ×x
6
y 6. Simplify the following.
h.
y2 a. 3 y +3 y +3 y
i. x2 × xa b. 22 y +22 y
y 2
j. ( x2 ) c. ( 2 x +2 x )
5
x12 ( 2x ) 2
k. 3  Solve 3 = 4 x
x 2 (2 )
12
x 1
l.  Given that x 2 =√ x, express 4 x + 4 x as a single
x
m. ( p−q )
−r power of 4.

w4
n.
w−4
b
Exercise 1b
a
o. −b 1. Determine the value of:
a
2. Simplify the following. a. 6−1
y
10 b. 9 0
a. y× 5 c. 8−2
y

()
−2
b. ( x 2 × x3 )
2 8 81
d. =
9 64
( )
4
p12
c. ×p y 1
p3 2. If 2 = , write down the value of y .
4
10 9
x ×x  [Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q17b]
d. 5 3
(x ) Let x=2 p , y=2q,

(q)
5 2 If 𝑥𝑦 = 32 and 2 x y 2=32, find the value of 𝑝 and
(q2) × q
3
e. the value of 𝑞 .

( )
2y 3
x
f.
xy Exercise 2
g. x × ( x × ( x 3 ) )
2 2
1
x y 1. 100 2
2 ×2 7
3. If 3
=2 , what is x in terms of y ? 1
2 2. 125 3
4. Simplify the following:
3. 16−0.5
a. 2 x2 y × 3 x y 4 −2
b. 5 p3 q4 ×5 pq 4. 27 3

4
10 x 10 y 5. 8 3
c.
2 xy
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 6. 8
−1
x
3 Work out the value of
−1
y
7. 64 3

−2 4. [AQA FM June 2013 Paper 1]

8. 64 3 −2
3 1
2 Solve x =7 writing your answer as a proper
9. 32 5 9
−2 fraction.
10. 32 5

( )
64 −1
3
5. [June 2013 Paper 2] p−2=q6 ×r 4
11.
27 Write p in terms of q and r .
Give your answer in its simplest form.
12. ( )
−3
9 2
16
6. [AQA FM Set 3 Paper 1]
13. ( )
−3
16 4 1
−3
81 x 2 =6 and y =64
x
14. ( )
−5
8 3 Work out the value of
27 y
15. Write the following expression without using
indices: x−0.5 7. [AQA FM Set 1 Paper 2] You are given that x=5m
and y=5 n.
a. Write 5m +2 in terms of x .
b. Write 5m−n in terms of x and y .
c. Write 53 n in terms of y .
Exercise 3 m +n
d. Write 5 2 in terms of x and y .
2
1. ( xy )
2. ( 3 x )2
2
3. ( x y 2)
3
4. (2 c d4 )
3
5. (a b2)
1
6. (9 a ) 2 2
Exercise 5 (intended for all Higher Tier students)
1
7. ( 16 a 4 b ) 3 2
1. Write as a single power of 2:
1
8. a. 4 10
( 27 a 9 b ) 4 3

2 b. 8 x × 24
9. (8 a b )6 12 3 2
c. 16 3
3
10. ( 16 a 6 b 12) 2 d. x y z
2 × 4 ×8 ×16
11. ( 27 x y 6 5
) e. 2 √2
4
f.
√2
3

1 1
Exercise 4 (intended for FM students) g. 4 3 × 85
2 2. [Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017 2F Q21c, Nov 2017
1. If x 3 =9 , find x .
2H Q6c  Edited] 100a ×1000b  can be written in the
4
2. Solve y 3 =16 form 10w
3 Express w  in terms of a  and b .
3. [AQA FM June 2012 Paper 1] x 2 =8 and 3. Solve for x :
−2 25 a. 8 x =29
y = .
4 b. 5 x =5 √ 5
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x 8
c. 4 = 4
2
d. 27 x =√ 930
e. 4 2 x +1=82 x−1

4. [Edexcel GCSE(9-1) June 2017 2H Q18]

1 3
16 5 ×2 x =8 4
Work out the exact value of  x .

5. [Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017-4H Q16d]

1 n
=3
√9
3 4

Work out the exact value of n .

 Solve
√3 9 × √4 27=√x 3

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