1MA1 Higher themed papers: Indices

Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise
indicated.
• If your calculator does not have a π button, take the
value of π to be 3.142
unless the question instructs otherwise.

Information
• The total mark for this paper is 43. There are 14
questions.
• Questions have been arranged in an ascending order
of mean difficulty, as found by all students in the June
2017–November 2019 examinations.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend
on each question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to
 answer it.
• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

35 × 34
2
1 (a) Write 3 as a power of 3

.......................................................
(2)
0
(b) Write down the value of 12

.......................................................
(1)
–2
(c) Write down the value of 3

.......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

2 5
2 (a) Simplify (p )
 .......................................................
(1)
7 3 3
(b) Simplify 12x y ÷ 6x y

.......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 2 is 3 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

Write down the value of 36

2
3 (a)

.......................................................
(1)
0
(b) Write down the value of 23

.......................................................
(1)
2
−
Work out the value of 27
3
(c)

.......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

1
−
4 (a) Find the value of 81 2
 .......................................................
(2)
2
⎛ 64 ⎞ 3
⎜⎝ 125 ⎟⎠
(b) Find the value of

.......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

3 4
5 (a) Simplify m ×m

......................................................
(1)
3 3
(b) Simplify (5np )

......................................................
(2)
32q9 r 4
(c) Simplify 4q3r

......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 5 is 5 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

37 × 3−2
6 Work out the value of 33

......................................................
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)
 ___________________________________________________________________________
1

7 Patrick has to work out the exact value of 64 4

Patrick says,
1 1

“ 4 of 64 is 16 so 64 4 = 16 ”
Explain what is wrong with what Patrick says.
......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
___________________________________________________________________________
1

Write down the value of 100

2
8 (a)

....................................................................
(1)
2

Find the value of 125

3
(b)

....................................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
0
9 (a) Write down the value of 25

.......................................................
(1)

1
−
Find the value of 49
2
(b)

.......................................................
(2)

Find the value of 64

3
(c)
 .......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

10 (a) Find the value of

4
27 × 3 × 10 8

....................................................................
(2)

2
−
⎛ 216 ⎞ 3
⎜ ⎟
(b) Find the value of ⎝ 1000 ⎠

.........................................
(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
1 3

11 16 5 × 2 x = 8 4
Work out the exact value of x.
 ......................................................
(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
1 1
−
x+1
Given that 9 = 27 ÷ 3
2 4
12
find the exact value of x.

x = .......................................................
(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

3
⎛ 16 ⎞ 4
⎜⎝ 81 ⎟⎠
13 (a) Work out the value of
 ......................................................
(2)

1 1
3 = 9
a
3 =9 3
b c
3 = 3
(b) Work out the value of a+b+c

......................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

–n
14 Given that 3 = 0.2

4 n
find the value of (3 )

.......................................................
(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________

TOTAL MARKS FOR PAPER: 43

This publication may only be reproduced in accordance with Pearson Education Limited copyright policy.
©2020 Pearson Education Limited.