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The document provides examples of applying laws of indices to simplify numeric expressions involving exponents and operations such as multiplication, division, powers, and roots. There are multiple sections with examples to simplify expressions using positive, negative, and fractional exponents both with and without variables.

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Laws of Indices Practice Strips

The document provides examples of applying laws of indices to simplify numeric expressions involving exponents and operations such as multiplication, division, powers, and roots. There are multiple sections with examples to simplify expressions using positive, negative, and fractional exponents both with and without variables.

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Laws of Indices Laws of Indices

Simplify: Simplify:

(a) 45 × 42 (b) 4 5 × 43 (a) 45 × 42 (b) 45 × 43

(c) 43 × 45 (d) 4 × 45 (c) 43 × 45 (d) 4 × 45

(e) 45 × 4−2 (f) 40 × 43 (e) 45 × 4−2 (f) 40 × 43

(g) 42.5 × 40.5 (h) 4 5 × 52 (g) 42.5 × 40.5 (h) 45 × 52

(i) 5−3 × 52 (j) 5−5 × 5−3 (i) 5−3 × 52 (j) 5−5 × 5−3

Simplify: Simplify:

(a) 45 ÷ 42 (b) 4 5 ÷ 43 (a) 45 ÷ 42 (b) 45 ÷ 43

(c) 42 ÷ 45 (d) 45 ÷ 4 (c) 42 ÷ 45 (d) 45 ÷ 4

(e) 42 ÷ 40 (f) 45 ÷ 4−2 (e) 42 ÷ 40 (f) 45 ÷ 4−2

(g) 45 ÷ 54 (h) 52.5 ÷ 50.5 (g) 45 ÷ 54 (h) 52.5 ÷ 50.5


57 (−5)7 57 (−5)7
(i) 2 (j) (i) 2 (j)
5 (−5)2 5 (−5)2

Simplify: Simplify:

(a) (34 )5 (b) (35 )4 (a) (34 )5 (b) (35 )4

(c) (32 )5 (d) (3−2 )5 (c) (32 )5 (d) (3−2 )5

(e) (34 )1 (f) 33 × (34 )0.5 (e) (34 )1 (f) 33 × (34 )0.5

Simplify: Simplify:

23 ×28 2−3 ×28 23 ×28 2−3 ×28


(a) (b) (a) (b)
25 21 25 21

Find 𝑥: Find 𝑥:

(a) 5 𝑥 × 54 = 57 (a) 5 𝑥 × 54 = 57
3𝑥 ×3−2 3𝑥 ×3−2
(b) = 310 (b) = 310
34 34

(c) 102 × 10𝑥 = 1000000 (c) 102 × 10𝑥 = 1000000

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