Mathematics: Class 8
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Worksheet # 5.1-a
Topic: Indices
Name: ___________________ Class: __________________
Objective:
Students will be able to:
• Understand and use the laws of indices
• Use and interpret positive, negative, fractional and zero indices.
1. Evaluate.
(i) 38 ÷ 33
(ii) (-2)10 ÷ (-2)15
(iii) (−3𝑎3 𝑏5 )3
(iv) (21)3 ÷ (7)3
2
(v) ( )-2 ÷ 1251/3
5
(vi) (2𝑏7) × 4𝑏-3
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2. Simplify using the laws of indices.
(i) 2𝒙7 × 3 𝒙13 (v) 16y8÷ (4x)3
(ii) 11p10 q15 × 3p3 q8 (vi) (a3b) ×( a4 b8)
e−5 ×e9 (3xy)×(2x2 )
(iii) (vii)
e2 (4x2 y5 )
3x2 3 27x7 4x2 y3 ×5 x−1 y6 3
(iv) ( ) ÷ (viii) ( )
x3 x21 x2 y2
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3. Simplify each of the following using laws of indices and write answer in positive index.
2
6𝑎−1 √𝑥 8
(i) 3a ÷ a-2 + a2 × a - (v) (2x2y)3 ×
2𝑎−4 𝑥 −2 𝑦 5
(𝑚5 𝑛3 ) ×(𝑚2 ) -2
(ii) ( ) (vi) (m1/3 n-2) 3/5
𝑚−1 𝑛2
3
(iii) a-7 × a4 ÷ a-3 (vii) 4 √𝑚 × √𝑚
(iv) (2d)0 ÷ (d2 e-4 )-1 (viii) (p10 q15 )-1 ÷( p3 q8 )-1
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