7. It is given that 2t = 2 048.

The value of t is
A 9
Tutorial B 10
Form 3 Chapter 1 : Indices C 11
D 13
Objective Questions
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8. If × 12m = 288, then the value of m is
6
A 3
1. Which of the following is correct? B 4
A a4 = a × a × a × a C 5
B a4 = 4 × a × a × a × a D 6
C a4 = a + a + a + a
D (– a )4 = – a × a × a × a 9. 33 × 33 =
A 36
2. Which of the following is correct? B 39
Number Base Index C 69
3
A 5 3 5 D 96
B 108 8 10
C 212 12 2 10. 66 × 107 × 1015 × 611 × 1014 =
D 315 3 15 A 617 × 1036
B 625 × 1028
C 629 × 1025
3. A rectangular pool has a length of 216 m, a width D 636 × 1017
of 36 m and a depth of 6 m. The volume, in m3,
of the pool is 1 4
11. a2 × b4 × 125c3 =
A 312 2 5
B 66 A 2a2b4c3
C 75 B 25a2b4c2
D 212 C 50a2b4c3
D 36a2b3c2

3 12. 23 × 34 =
{ 3⎞
4. |2 | = A 648
⎝ 5⎠ B 724
9 C 842
A 2
15 D 2 187

B 3
6
5 13. If 74 × 58 × 7 × 53 = 7m × 5n, then
27 A m = 3, n = 11
C 8
125 B m = 4, n = 11
72 C m = 5, n = 11
D 17
125 D m = 12, n = 4

5. The value of (–2)7 – (–3)5 is 14. Which of the following is correct?

7 4 3 10 14
A 371 A f 7 × 2h10 × h × 12f = 21f h
B 115 8
C 115 1 3 6 2
D 371 B 2y5 × w6 × y × 9w = y8w12
3 3
1 4 9 13 6
6. 92 + 94 = C 6p4 × m × 5m × p = 15p m
A 5 224 2
3 3
B 6 561 D g × 2t8 × g2 × 8t6 = g6t14
C 6 642 4
D 531 441

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15. Which of the following is equal to xa – b? 23. (m4n)3 × mn2 =
A xb ÷ xa A m5n5
B xa ÷ xb B m12n3
C xa × xb C m13n2
D xa × xb D m13n5

16. 145 ÷ 143 = 24. (t2)4 ÷ t3 =

A 176 A t2
B 196 B t3
C 216 C t5
D 224 D t11

17. Which of the following is not equal to a3? 25. m8s3 ÷ m3s =
A a6 ÷ a3 A m5s2
B a15 ÷ a12 B m5s4
C a18 ÷ a15 C m7s2
D a12 ÷ a4 D m11s4
18. 78s10 ÷ 6s5 = 1
26. ( y)(3y5)2 =
A
B 13s22
17s 6 11
A y
C 13s5 3 11
B y
D 17s5
2
1 8
28k 24 C y
19. = 2
42k 18
D 1 15
2 6 y
A k 6
3
3 6 27. (5p6s3)2 ÷ (p2s)5 × (2p3s2)2 =
B k
4 25 8 4
A ps
C 3 8 4
k
4 25
8 8 B
D k 4 p 4s3
9
100 p 8
C
20. Which of the following is not correct? s5
2 D 100p8s5
A 10w14 ÷ 25w6 = w6
5 28. Which of the following values is not equal to 2?
16 1
B 32p20 ÷ 18p4 = p16
9 A 83
9 B 2 × 2–1
2
12 2 10
C 81t ÷ 18t = t C 20 × 2
2 −1
D 60x21 ÷ 5x7 = 12x3 2
D
2
21. (24)4 =
A 28 29. 2–3 × 32 =
B 216 1
A
C 244
6
D 2256 1
B
22. (35 × 105 × 26)3 = 5
A 36 × 217 × 58 8
C
B 39 × 233 × 515 9
C 39 × 251 × 515
D 327 × 233 × 515
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