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II Integral Exponents

1. Simplify by using the rules of exponents .

36a4 b5
(a)
100a7 b3
27a2 b5
(b)
(9a2 b)2
( )2
−135a4 b5 c6
(c)
315a6 b7 c8
( )3 ( )2
x4 y3
(d)
y5 x2
2
23
(e)
(22 )3

2. Evaluate the followings.

( )3
542 × 123 × 642 32 × 43 × 52
(a)
(32 × 15 × 203 )4
( )3 ( )4
343 540
(b)
36 56
( )3 ( )4 ( )3
33 768 450
(c)
1056 270 48

3. Simplify.
( m )3 ( )
3 45n 2
(a)
15n 255m
( )2 ( 2
)3
20x 150y
(b)
400y 180x

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( 3 )
x − y 3 (x + y)
(c)
(x2 − y 2 )3
( )a ( )c
xa
xa−b xb−c xc
(d) a
(xb xc ) ÷ (xa+c )c

4. 4. Evaluate the followings.

(a) (−3)−2

(b) −3−3

(c) −20 + 5−1

(d) (−2)−3 + 2−2 − 2−4

(e) 50 − (−3)0

27−6 9−2
(f) ÷
125−3 25−4
(g) (−5)0 − (−5)−1 − (−5)−2 − (−5)−3
−1
(h) (−1)(−1)
( )−3 ( )3
1802 6 · 90−2
(i)
(40−3 ) · 25−2
2

( −3 )−1
2 − 3−2
(j)
(2−3 + 3−2 )−1
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5. Simplify the followings.

( )( )
(a) −3a4 4a−7
( )−2
2x−4
(b)
5y 2 z 3
( )−3
x2m+n x3(m−n)
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(c)
xm−2n x2m−n
( )2 ( )3 ( )−2
2x−3 y 2 4x−2 y 3 81x−2
(d) ÷
3−1 y 3 3x5 y −3

2x + y
(e)
x−1 + 2y −1
( )−3
(f) x−2 − y −1

x−2 − y −2
(g)
x−1 + y −1
( )2
x + y −1
(h)
1 + x−1 y −1

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6. Simplify the following.

( )2
y 2x4 y 2
(a)
2x4 y 0

b−1
(b)
(2a4 b0 )0 · 2a−3 b2

2yzx2
(c)
2x4 y 4 z −2 · (zy 2 )4
( )−4
2b4 c−2 · 2b3 c2
(d)
a−2 b4
2kh0 · 2h−3 k 0
(e)
(2kj 3 )2
(( )3 )−2
2x−3 y 0 z −1 · x−3 y 2
(f)
2x3
( 3 )2
cb · 2a−3 b2
(g)
(a3 b−2 c3 )3

2q 4 · m2 p2 q 4
(h)
(2m−4 p2 )3
( )−1
yx−4 z 2
(i) 3 2 3 −1
z ·x y z

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2mpn−3
(j)
(m0 n−4 p2 )3 · 2n2 p0

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