Secondary 3 MATH ACADEMIA

Indices Revision Worksheet

1) Evaluate each of the following without the use of a calculator.

a) √196
!
b) √125
" !
c) '"#

# !$
d) '(%!)

2) Rewrite each of the following in the radical form and hence evaluate the result without
the use of a calculator.
!
a) 81 #
$
b) (−27)!
$
c) 16&#
d) 4!.(
"
e) 8&!
%
f) (−1000)!

3) Simplify each of the following, expressing your answer in index form.

#
a) √𝑎
!
b) √𝑏 #
" )
c) 4 √𝑐 6
!
d) &
√+
!
e) '
√, #
!
f) ! "
- ./ 0
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4) Simplify each of the following, expressing your answers in positive index form.
a) 5𝑎) × 3𝑎# ÷ 𝑎&"
b) −24𝑏 &$ ÷ (3𝑏 &" )#
c) (3𝑐)1 ÷ (𝑐 &" 𝑑 ( )&#
%
-), (& / ! 0
d) %, $% / &

e) (3𝑔&" ℎ&! )# × (−4 𝑔" ℎ&# )#

&"
3%
f) (𝑗 # 𝑘 &! )&" × (4 !)
(%
-5" 6! 0×-5% 0
g) (5($ 6)%
$
h) (5𝑝)" − 10𝑝 × 7𝑝# + :(!

5) Simplify each of the following, expressing your answer in positive index form.
!
a) √𝑎 × √𝑎
! &
b) √𝑏 # ÷ √𝑏
" $ %
c) 𝑐 # × 𝑐 % ÷ 𝑐 &"
$ $ !
d) 𝑑 $) ÷ 𝑑 &" × 𝑑 &%
$
e) (𝑒 &" 𝑓 ) )&%
!
% # %
&
f) (𝑔 ℎ ) ! "

6) Simplify each of the following, expressing your answer in positive index form.
$ $
a) (𝑎&# 𝑏 " )! × (𝑎) 𝑏 &( )%
! &# # % (
b) (𝑐 &" 𝑑 " ) × (𝑐 " 𝑑 " )
$ $
(
;, ! / # <
c) $ (%
(
;, % / ! <

$
&
=((%) > % %
d) ( #(
)
$ $
e) (4𝑗 ) 𝑘)% ÷ 2ℎ" 𝑘 &%
$ )
f) (𝑚" 𝑛&# ) ÷ √32𝑚) 𝑛&%
"
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7) Simplify each of the following, expressing your answers in positive index form.
" &)
? (# @ , A (& ? " @ % A (&
a) (? ! @ - &!A !) × (? (! @ (" A # )
" &#
? ! @ (# A , ? (# @A ("
b) ( ? (" @ %
) ÷( ? , @ (!
)
BC . D .+ C ./%
c) CD
× D+
÷ D ./!
(BEC). (BEC)./!
d) CD %
÷ BCD

Answer Key

"
1. f) 𝑓 &!
a) 14 4.
b) 5 a) 15 𝑎H
!
c) #
# b) −2 "
#
d) + $)
" c) D&
2. #
d) , %#
a) √81 , 9
!))
3 e)
b) √−27 , −3 >&

! ! 4 $%
c) # ,# f) 3 $%
√!$

d) 4√46 , 8
" g) 𝑚" 𝑛
! ! h) 61𝑝"
e) ",
! "#
F √%G 5.
3 # "
f) 4√−10006 , 100 a) 𝑎&
$
3. b) 𝑏 %
$
$,
a) 𝑎# c) 𝑐 $)
%
b) 𝑏 ! !
d) &
# +"
c) 𝑐 " !
,%
&
$ e) /%
d) 𝑑 &
=
&
$ f) &
e) 𝑒 % >"
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6.
#
B!
a) !
C%
D $)
b) $&
+"
$$
,!
c) $$
/ $%
(=
d) >
3 %4
e) >!
"& !
5 " 6"
f) #

7.
A $!
a) ? "! @ #

? % A $$
b) @ $)

BD %./$
c) C!
B
d) D(BEC)!