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Q7 Indices (3) : Answer

This document contains 12 mathematics word problems involving indices and exponents. For each problem, the student is asked to find the value of a variable (e.g. x, y, a, n) based on a given equation. The answers are provided.

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Q7 Indices (3) : Answer

This document contains 12 mathematics word problems involving indices and exponents. For each problem, the student is asked to find the value of a variable (e.g. x, y, a, n) based on a given equation. The answers are provided.

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[ MATHEMATICS 50 / 2 ]

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Q7 INDICES (3)
1

Find the value of x and y.


(a)

5x = 1.

(b)

10y = 0.1.

(Ans : 0 )
(Ans : 1 )
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Find the value of a and n.


1
(a) 7a =
.
(Ans : 2)
49
(b)

3 = 243.

(Ans :

1
5

)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

Given that 3x 1 = 81 , find the value of x.

(b)

(Ans : 5)
[2 marks]

Answer :

Given that 2x 2 = 2 (16) , find the value of x.


Answer :

(Ans : 7)

[2 marks]
[2004, No.11]

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Given that 32x 1 = (3x) (32), calculate the value of x.

(Ans : 3)

[2 marks]
[2005, No.17]

Answer :

Given that 4 x = 32, find the value of x.

(Ans :

5
2

[2 marks]

Answer :

Given that 64 4

1
2

= 2n, find the value of n.

(Ans : 5)

[2 marks]

Answer :

Given that 3 p =
Answer :

27 9

1
2

, find the value of p.

(Ans : 2)

[2 marks]

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57

Given that 16n 1 = 2n (8

2
3

), find the value of n.

(Ans : 2)

[2 marks]

Answer :

10

1 n
t3
) = 4 , find the value of n.
t
t
[2 marks]

Given that (

(Ans : 7)

Answer :

11

Given that (x4) 2 =

x 2

, find the value of k.

(Ans : 4)

[2 marks]

(Ans : 3)

[2 marks]

Answer :

12

Given that
Answer :

1
p 6 n

( p n ) 3 , find the value of n.

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