Exponents and Powers
Multiple Choice Questions 7. Which of the following is the least?
(1)3 ,(10)3 ,(1)5 and (1)4
1. A What is the value of (30 4 0 ) 52 ? (a) 15 (b) (10)3
(a) 25 (b) 0 (c) (1)4 (d) (1)3
(c) 25 (d) 1
8. Write a a a c c c c d d in exponential
2
16 form.
2. What is the value of ?
81
(a) a3 c 3 d 3 (b) a3 c 3 d
9 2
(a) (b) (c) a3 c 3 d 2 (d) a3 c 4 d 2
2 9
8
2 27
(c) (d) 9. (11)2 (11)4 (11)x . What is the value of x?
3 8
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 2
3. Which of the following is true?
(a) 10 1011 10011 (b) 23 32 65
10. Which of the following statements is correct?
(c) 23 32 (d) p0 10000
(a) (23 )2 and (32 )4 are not the same.
(b) (23 )2 and (34 )2 are the same.
4. What is the value of (12 30 8 50 ) ?
(c) (750 )2 7502
1
(a) (b) 2
2 (d) (57 )3 573
1
(c) 4 (d)
4 5
5
11. Evaluate .
6
5. A Find the value of 20 30 40 . 5
6
(a) 3 (b) 234 (a) (b) (56 )5
5
(c) 1 (d) 24
55
(c) (d) (55 )6
65
6. What is the value of 27 53 ?
(a) 7500 12. Which of the following values are equal?
(b) 16000 (i) 14 (ii) 4 0 (iii) 0 4 (iv) 41
(c) 11200 (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(d) 14000 (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iv)
13. What is the sum of the powers of the prime factors
in 108 192 ? 3 1
20. Find the value of 16 4 4 2 .
(a) 5 (b) 7
(a) 8 (b) 1
(c) 8 (d) 12
(c) 4 (d) 0
m
a 3
14. Express (2)3 m3 in the form .
b 21. Find the numerical value of (4096) 4 .
3 (a) 1024 (b) 512
2 3 2
(a) (b)
m3 m 1
(c) 256 (d)
512
(2)3 2 2
(c) (d)
m3 m m
(9m2 )1/ 3 (4n2 )1/ 3
22. Simplify .
64 5m
1 2 1 2
15. What is the value of 26 ? 1 n2
1/ 3
1 n
1/ 3
4 4 (a) 10 (b) 2 10
5 m6 5 m 6
(a) 1 (b) 2
1/ 3 2/ 3
(c) 3 (d) 4 1 n2 1 n2
(c) 10 (d) 10
5 m6 5 m6
2 34 25
16. What is the result of ?
9 42 23. Solve 94 x 32 x 2187 .
(a) 36 (b) 42 6 7
(a) x (b) x
(c) 46 (d) 48 7 6
7 6
(c) x (d) x
6 7
729 64
17. Express as a product of prime factors in
270
exponential form. 24. Simplify and leave the answer in exponent form.
2 2
25 33 6 7
(a) 25 34 (b) 7 6
5
26 33 26 33 7
(c) (d) (a) (b) 1
53 52 6
6 6
(c) (d)
18. How is 65950 expressed in standard form? 7 7
(a) 6.59 x106 (b) 6.595 x105
(c) 6.595 x104 (d) 6.59 x105 p4 q3 p 2r 4 q 2 r 3
25. Simplify .
p3 q3r 3
19. Express 15625 as a power of 5. (a) p3 q4 r 7 (b) p3 q4 r 10
(a) 56 (b) 5 4 (c) p9 q2r 4 (d) p9 q2r 4
(c) 58 (d) 57