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Positive Index Form Simplification

The document contains a mathematics exam with 10 questions covering topics like simplifying expressions, solving equations, and evaluating expressions. The questions progress from simpler to more complex mathematical operations and include topics like exponents, indices, fractions, and equations.

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SUBJECT NAME

MATHS/L5/W5
8
Section-A

1) (a) Express 840 as a product of prime factors.

(b) If k = 2  33  7 and h is an integer, find the value of h so that


840 h
is a perfect square.
k

2) Simplify the following, expressing your answers in positive index form.


(a) 2a3b  (3a 2b) 2

4
(b) 8q 3 
3q −4

2
 0 
 5x  xz 4
(c)  1  
 zy 2  y
 

3) Simplify:
(a) 3x −2 ,

(b) 6 y  2 − y.

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SUBJECT NAME

MATHS/L5/W5 8

3
27c
4) Simplify , leaving your answer in positive indices.
(3c)  4c 4
2

Section-B
5) Simplify the following, leaving your answers in positive index form:
1
−
 27  3
(i)  21 
x 

(ii) 48a 3b −2  36a 4 b 3

6) (a) Given that 3 × 3n = 243, find n.

j3
(b) Simplify  ( jk )2 , expressing your answer in positive index form.
k

( 2a 2 b 3 ) 2
7) (a) Simplify , expressing answer in positive index form.
4 ab

(b) Express 321000 in standard form.

Section-C
Find x, if 9  3 x = (27)
2  ( −3)
8) .

9) If 1125 = 3m  5 n , find m and n.

10) Evaluate:
2
 − 3  −3 
(i)   
 2  

(ii) (− 5)4  (− 5)6  (− 5)9

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