9 SEAL MATHEMATICS Name: ___________________________

INDICES

1 Simplify each of the following:

(a) 2ab2c4  3a2c

(b) 2pq3  7p3q

2 Simplify each of the following:

42 q 5 r 4
(a)
6 pq 4 r

12d 2 ef 3
(b)
36d 2 f 2

3 Simplify each of the following:

(a) (4g3h)2

3
 3i 3 j 2 
(b)  2 4 
 i jk 

4 Evaluate each of the following:

(a) x0

(b) 9m0

(c) (9z)0
5 Evaluate each of the following:
(a) 4l 0  (3m 2 ) 0

32  93
(b)
33  9 2

6 Express each of the following with positive

indices:

(a) 5n 2

(b) (5n)2

7 Express the following with positive indices:

 
3 p 4q 1
(a) 
6 p2q 4

45 a 4 b 2
(b)
9ab

8 Express each of the following with positive

indices:
(a) r2s3  r4s2


2
 4t 1u 6 


(b)   
2 4 
 18t u 
9 Evaluate each of the following:
(a) 32  23  61

4 0  32
(b) 
23  3 2

10 Simplify each of the following, expressing your

answer using a positive index:
 
(a) 5x 2  6 x 5

  1 
(b) 6 y 3
z 3  y 1z
2

11 Simplify each of the following, expressing your

answer using a positive index:
 
(a) 24 x 2  36 x 5


45 y 5 z
(b) 
5
30 yz

12 Simplify each of the following:

0
 5m 2 n 3 
 

(a)   
6 5 
 10m n 

 6m n   7
0 2
(b)
13 Evaluate the following for x = 5:
2
 25 
3
2x
3x   3  
2

 x  34 x 
2
9 SEAL MATHEMATICS ANSWERS

INDICES

1 Simplify each of the following:

(c) 2ab2c4  3a2c (a) 2ab2c4  3a2c
= 6a3b2c5

(b) 2pq3  7p3q

(d) 2pq3  7p3q = 14p4q4

2 Simplify each of the following:

42 q 5 r 4 42 q 5 r 4
(c) (a)
6 pq 4 r 6 pq 4 r
7qr 3
=
p

12d 2 ef 3 12d 2 ef 3
(d) (b)
36d 2 f 2 36d 2 f 2
ef

3

3 Simplify each of the following:

(c) (4g3h)2 (a) (4g3h)2
= 16g6h2

3
 3i 3 j 2 
(b)  2 4 
 3i j
3 2

3
 i jk 
(d)  2 4  27i 9 j 6
 i jk   6 3 12
i j k
27i 3 j 3

k 12

4 Evaluate each of the following:

(d) x0 (a) x0 = 1

(b) 9m0 = 9  1
(e) 9m0
=9

(c) (9z)0 = 1
(f) (9z)0
5 Evaluate each of the following:
(b) 4l 0  (3m 2 ) 0 (a ) 4l 0  (3m 2 ) 0
 4 1
4

32  93 32  93
(c) (c)
33  9 2 33  9 2
9

3
3

6 Express each of the following with positive

indices: 2
(a) 5n
(c) 5n2
5

n2
2
2 (b) (5n)
(d) (5n) 1
=
25n 2

7 Express the following with positive indices:  

 
3 p 4q 1
3 p 4q 1 (a) 
(c)  6 p2q 4

6 p2q 4 p 6 q3



2
q3
 6
2p

45 a 4 b 2 
45a 4b

2
(d) (b)
9ab 9ab
 
 5a 5 b 3

5
 5 3
ab

8 Express each of the following with positive

indices:   2
(a) r 2s3  r 4s
(c) r2s3  r4s2 –
= r 6s
s

r6

2
 4t 1u 6 
 
2
 4t 1u 6 


(d)   
2 4 
(b)   2  4 
 18t u   18t u 

2
 2tu10 
 
 9 
  
2 2 t 2u 20
 
9 2
81
 2 20
4t u
9 Evaluate each of the following:
  1
  
(c) 3 2  2 3  6 1 (a) 3 22 36
1 1 1
  
9 8 6
1 6
 
72 1
1

12
4 0  32
(d) 
(b) 4 0  32
23  3 2
23  3 2


4 0  32  32

23
1 9  9

8
1
 10
8

10 Simplify each of the following, expressing your

answer using a positive index:  

  (a) 5x 2  6 x 5

(b) 5x 2  6 x 5  30 x

7

30
 7
x

  1 
(b) 6 y 3
z 3  y 1z 
(b) 6 y 3 z 3 
 1 1
y z
2 2
 
 3y 4z 2

3

y4 z2

11 Simplify each of the following, expressing your

answer using a positive index:  

  (a) 24 x 2  36 x 5

(a) 24 x  36 x 2 5
24 x

2
 
5
36 x
2 x3

 3
45 y 5 z 
45 y 5 z
(b) 
5
(b) 
5
30 yz 30 yz

6 6
3y z

2
3z 6
 6
2y

12 Simplify each of the following: 0

 5m 2 n 3 
 
0
 5m 2 n 3 
 
(a)   
6 5 
(a)   
6 5 
 10m n 
 10m n  1

 6m n   7
0 2
(b)
 6m n   7
0 2
(b)  67 n

14

6
 14
n
13 Evaluate the following for x = 5:
2
 25 
2 3
 25  2x
3
2x 3x   3  
2
3x   3  
2

 x  34 x   x  34 x 
2 2

625 2x3
 3x 2  
x 6 3  16 x 2
1875 48 x 2
 4 
x 2x3
45 000

x5
45 000

55
45 000

3125
2
 14
5