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1: Simplify
2 the following:
a) v × v = _____ b) u × u × u × u = _____
c) h × h × h = _____ d) n × n × n × n × n = _____
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2: Simplify
2 the following:
a) x10 × x9 = _____ b) r7 × r6 = _____ c) f 2 × f 10 = _____ d) t8 × t = _____
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3: Simplify
2 the following:
a) q10 ÷ q4 = _____ b) e7 ÷ e5 = _____ c) y15 ÷ y8 = _____ d) a10 ÷ a2 = _____
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4: Simplify
2 the following:
a) (k5)7 = _____ b) (b2)6 = _____ c) (w5)4 = _____ d) (z2)2 = _____

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5: Simplify
2 the following:
j × j4 p12 s20 m5 × m9
a) 2 = _____ b) 3 = _____ c) 8 3 = _____ d) = _____
j p × p5 s ×s m4

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6: Simplify
2 the following:
1 1
a) = _____ b) = _____
c×c×c×c g×g
1 1
c) = _____ d) = _____
q×q×q h×h×h×h×h
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7: Simplify
2 the following:
a) r−3 × r−5 = _____ b) e−10 × e4 = _____ c) f × f −7 = _____ d) n5 × n−10 = _____
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8: Simplify
2 the following:
a) k−1 ÷ k2 = _____ b) a−7 ÷ a−2 = _____ c) t−13 ÷ t−10 = _____ d) y−7 ÷ y3 = _____
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9: Simplify
2 the following:
a) (u9)−2 = _____ b) (b−8)−5 = _____ c) (g−6)7 = _____ d) (j7)−2 = _____

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10: Simplify
2 the following:
x7 m−7 × m9 v−4 s−7 × s−7
a) −1 = _____ b) = _____ c) −2 −7 = _____ d) = _____
x ×x m v ×v s−4

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1: a) v2
2 b) u4 c) h3 d) n5
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2: a) x19
2 b) r13 c) f 12 d) t9
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3: a) q6
2 b) e2 c) y7 d) a8
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4: a) k35
2 b) b12 c) w20 d) z4
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5: a) j3
2 b) p4 c) s9 d) m10

6: a) c−4
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2 b) g−2 c) q−3 d) h−5

7: a) r−8
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2 b) e−6 c) f −6 d) n−5

8: a) k−3
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2 b) a−5 c) t−3 d) y−10

9: a) u−18
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2 b) b40 c) g−42 d) j−14

10: 12a) x7 b) m c) v5 d) s−10

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