Rules of Indices

1. Simplify the following expressions without using a calculator. Leave your

answers in index form:

a. 52 × 54 = b. 35 × 33 = c. 108 × 107 =

d. 212 × 23 = e. a6 × a-3 = f. f21 × f13 =

g. 69 ÷ 64 = h. 1215 ÷ 122 = i. 45 ÷ 43 =

j. 208 ÷ 205 = k. m15 ÷ m8 = l. n4 ÷ n2 =

m. (42)5 = n. (84)3 = o. (p12)4 =

p. (305)10 = q. (137)11 = r. (t9)6 =

2. Simplify the following expressions without using a calculator. Leave your

answers in index form:

a. 92 × 94 × 93 = b. 35 × 36 ÷ 32 = c. (45)3 × 410 =

d. (d7 × d2)6 = e. (y12 ÷ y4)5 = f. (k8 × k21 ÷ k7)2 =

g. r23 ÷ (r3)5 = h. (s0 × s4)2 ÷ s5 = i. p18 × (p4 ÷ p2)3 =

j. w9 × w2 = k. (g5 × g2)3 = l. j4 × j8 3
=
5 3 4 10 9 2
w ×w g ×g j ÷j

3. Without using a calculator, simplify these expressions to find the missing power:

a. 92 × 36 = 3 b. 10 000 ÷ 102 = 10 c. 252 × 53 = 5

d. 642 ÷ 43 = 4 e. 144 × 125 = 12 f. (34)2 × 27 = 3

g. 45 ÷ 2 = 2 h. 115 × 1212 = 11 i. (163 × 24) ÷ 23 = 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7
1. (a) Simplify m3 × m6
.....................................
(1)

p8
(b) Simplify
p2
.....................................
(1)

(c) Simplify (2n3)4

.....................................
(2)
(4 marks)

2. (a) Simplify m6 × m7
(1)

......................................................

(b) Simplify x0
(1)

......................................................
1
(c) Simplify (16 y 6 ) 2
(2)

......................................................
(4 marks)

3. (a) Simplify m5 ÷ m3

.................................................
(1)
(b) Simplify 5x4y3 × x2y

.................................................
(2)
(3 marks)
4. (a) Simplify a4 × a5
..............................
(1)
45e 6 f 8
(b) Simplify
5ef 2

.........................................
(2)
1
(c) Write down the value of 9 2
.........................................
(1)
(4 marks)

5. (a) Simplify m2 × m 4
……………………………………
(1)

(b) Simplify y7 ÷ y5
……………………………………
(1)

(c) Simplify (m3)5

.....................................
(2)
(4 marks)

6. Simplify fully

(a) p2 × p7

…………………………(1)

3q 4  2q 5
(b)
q3

........................................(2)

(c) (2xy3)5

.................................................(2)
(4 marks)
7. (a) Simplify 15y6 ÷ 3y2

……………………………
(2)
(b) Simplify 7wx2 × 3w3x

……………………………
(2)
(4 marks)

8. Work out the value of

(a) (22)3
.................................
(1)
(b) (3)2
.................................
(1)
(c) 24  9

.................................
(2)
(d) 4–2

.................................
(1)
(5 marks)
1
9. (a) Write down the value of 49 2

....................
(1)

(b) Simplify

x6
(i)
x2

...................................

(ii) (y4)3

...................................
(2)
(3 marks)
 15a 3 b 7
10. Simplify
3a 2 b 3

………..……
(2 marks)

11. 75 × 76 = 73 × 7k

Find the value of k.

k = ……………
(2 marks)

12. (a) Simplify p3 × p2

.................................
(1)

q3  q4  q
(b) Simplify
q2

.................................
(2)
(3 marks)

13. Find the value of

(i) 36 2

……………………………

(ii) 3-2

……………………………
(2 marks)
14. (a) Write as a power of 7

(i) 78 ÷ 73

......................

72  73
(ii)
7
......................
(3)

(b) Write down the reciprocal of 2

......................
(1)
(4 marks)

15. (a) Simplify

12y3 ÷ 3y5

……………………………
(2)

(b) Simplify

2w3x2 × 3w4x

……………………………
(2)
(4 marks)

16. (a) Work out the value of

(i) 42

.....................................

(ii) 64

.....................................

(iii) 3 × 23

.....................................
(3 marks)
17. Simplify

(i) x4 × x5

………………………

p8
(ii)
p3

………………………

(iii) 3s2t3 × 4s4t2

………………………

(iv) (q3)4

………………………
(6 marks)

18. Simplify fully

(i) (p3)3

.................................

3q 4  2q 5
(ii)
q3
.................................
(4 marks)

19. Work out

(i) 40

.................................

(ii) 4–2

.................................
3
(iii) 16 2

.................................
(4 marks)
20. (a) Find the value of

(i) 64°

……………………..

(ii) 64 2
…………………….

2

64 3
(iii)

…………………….
(4 marks)