Relief 4

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Past Year Questions

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1. Simplify (16𝑝16 )4 .

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2. Simplify ( 𝑝 ) .
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3. Work out the value of x in each of the following.

a. 3𝑥 = 243

b. 16𝑥 = 4

c. 8𝑥 = 32

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4. Simplify.
a. 𝑥 3 𝑦 4 x 𝑥 5 𝑦 3

b. (3𝑝2 𝑚5 )3

c. 6u𝑤 − 3 x 4u𝑤 6

5. 81𝑥 = 3
Find the value of 𝑥.

6. Simplify
a. 12𝑥12 ÷ 3𝑥 3

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b. (256𝑦 256 )8

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7. Simplify.
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𝑥 64 4
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16𝑦16

8. Find the value of 𝑥 in each of the following.

a. 2𝑥 = 128

b. 2𝑥 x 29 = 213

c. 29 ÷ 2𝑥 = 4

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d. 2𝑥 = √2

9. Simplify
a. 𝑥 0

b. 𝑚4 x 𝑚3

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10. Simplify 𝑥 8 ÷ 𝑥 2

11. Simplify
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a. 𝑥 3 ÷
𝑥5

b. 5x𝑦 8 x 3𝑥 6 𝑦 − 5

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c. (64𝑥 12 )3

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12. Find the value of p when 3𝑝 =
9

13. Find the value of w when 𝑥 72 ÷ 𝑥 𝑤 = 𝑥 8

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14. Simplify
3𝑥 2 𝑦 3 x 𝑥 4 𝑦

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15. Simplify (64𝑞 − 2 )2

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16. Write (27𝑥 12 )3 in its simplest form.

17. Simplify the following.

a. (4𝑝𝑞 2 )3

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b. (16𝑥 8 ) 4

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18. Simplify (256𝑤 256 )4

19. Find the value of m and n.

a. 2𝑚 = 0.125

b. 24𝑛 x 22𝑛 = 512

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Answers: 1. 2p4 2. 8 p2 3.a. 5 b. 2 c. 3 4.a. x8y7 b. 27p6m15 c. 24u2w3 5. 4

𝑥 16 1
6. a. 4x9 b. 2y32 7. 8.a. 7 b. 4 c. 7 d. 3 9a. 1 b. m7 10.x6
2𝑦 4

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11.a. b. 15x7y3 c. 16x8 12. – 2 13. 64 14. 3x6y4 15. 𝑞 16. 3x4
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17.a. 64p3q6 b. 2𝑥 2 18. 4w64 19.a. – 3 b. 2