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Algebra Worksheet 4 - Indices, Surds, Logs: 1. Simplify The Following

This document contains an algebra worksheet on indices, surds, and logs with the following problems: 1) Simplifying expressions involving indices, surds, and logarithms. 2) Expressing 1/32 as a power of 4. 3) Expanding expressions involving sums and differences. 4) Simplifying, expanding, and rationalizing expressions with surds. 5) Solving equations involving logarithms, indices, and surds. The worksheet provides practice with fundamental algebra skills including manipulating expressions with indices, simplifying expressions with surds, expanding expressions, rationalizing surd denominators, and solving various types of equations.

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Algebra Worksheet 4 - Indices, Surds, Logs: 1. Simplify The Following

This document contains an algebra worksheet on indices, surds, and logs with the following problems: 1) Simplifying expressions involving indices, surds, and logarithms. 2) Expressing 1/32 as a power of 4. 3) Expanding expressions involving sums and differences. 4) Simplifying, expanding, and rationalizing expressions with surds. 5) Solving equations involving logarithms, indices, and surds. The worksheet provides practice with fundamental algebra skills including manipulating expressions with indices, simplifying expressions with surds, expanding expressions, rationalizing surd denominators, and solving various types of equations.

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Algebra Worksheet 4 Indices, surds, logs

1. Simplify the following:


a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

37 .10 7
2 5 .6.15 6
27 2 .42 6
9 4 .14 3 .213 .24
(a b) n (a b) n1
( a2 b2 ) n
cn1 . cn 3 . cn5
cn 2 . c2 n8
48 n 2 .63 2 n1
(3n 3 ) 3 .7 2 n .16 n1

2. Express

1
32

f)
g)
h)

1 3x
e
ex
25
25 2 7
xn 2 xn1 xn 2
xn 2 xn 3

Solve for x
i) 9 x1 33 x5
j)

16 5 x 8 x 2

as a power of 4

3. Expand:
a)

5 ( 10

4. Simplify

b) (4 5 3 2 )( 4 5 3 2 )

25 )

12 18

5. Rationalise:
a)

c)

3 5
1
1

d)
7 3
7 3

5 3
1
b)
5 2

6. Prove

2 log 2 7 2 log 2 4 log 2 98 3

7. Write as a single logarithm


a)

3
2
log 25 log 125
2
3

8. Simplify:
9.
a)
b)
c)

b)

1
1
log 14 log 127
2
3

1
1
1
log log
x
y
z
log x log y log z

log

Solve for x:

log x log 3 log 6

d) 7 2 x 3 15
e) 12 3x2 6 2x1

log( x 3) log x log 3

4 x5 x 80

Delta; p8: Exercise 1.15, p104: Exercise 8.4

Surds basics

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Algebra Worksheet 4 Indices, surds, logs


1. Add and subtract these surds.
a) 2 3 2 4 2 2 2
b) 28 63 112 175
c) 27 12 20 45
d) 80 45 96 54
2. Multiply these surds.
a) 2 5 3 2
b) 3 12 2 30
c) 5 6 2 18
d) 4 21 5 28
3. Expand and simplify these expressions.
a) 2 3 2 5 6
b) 3 3 2 3 5
c) 2 3 5 2 3 5
2
d) 3 4 2
4. Write these expressions with rational denominators.
3
a)
2 5
2
b)
3 2
2
c)
3 5
3
d)
32
3
e)
52 3
2
f)
3 2 3
5. Solve these surd equations.
a)
x3
b) 12 x 5
c) x 3 x
d) 2 x 6 x 2
e) 2x 1 3x11
f)
3x 4 2x 1 7
Delta Exercise 7.3,

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