EES Mathematics Revision and Exam Year 10 Negative Indices

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Algebraic techniques Excel Mathematics Study Guide Years 9–10

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UNIT 16: Negative indices
QUESTION 1 Write the following with positive indices.
a 2–5 = b 7–2 = c 3–4 =
d 5–6 = e 8–3 = f 10–8 =
g x–4 = h a–2 = i 9m–4 =
−2

j (–7)–3 = k
1
2 −4 = l ()5
6 =
QUESTION 2 Evaluate the following.
a 3–2 = b 2–3 = c 4–3 =
d 5–3 = e 10–5 = f (3–1)3 =
−2 −3 −2

g ()
2
3 = h ()3
2 = i ()1
4 =
−4 −3 −2

j ()
1
2 = k
1
()
3 = l ()5
6 =
QUESTION 3 Write the following with negative indices.
1 1 1
a 9= b 35 = c a=
1 4 8
d y2 = e x3 = f x5 =
7 6 1
g y= h a4 = i 3x 4 =
a 1 9n
j 53 = k 5 m2 = l 3m 3 =
QUESTION 4 Simplify the following, giving your answers as fractions.
–2
a 5 = b 6–3 = c 2–6 =
d 3–2 × 2–1 = e 7 × 2–3 = f 8–1 =
g 5–3 × 50 = h 8 × 10–2 = i 5 × 10–3 =
j 2–3 × 3–1 = k 5–7 ÷ 5–9 = l (3–1)3 =
QUESTION 5 Find the value of x in the following.
1 1
a 10–3 = 10x b 10–3 = c = 9x
10 x 9
1
d 53 × 5–7 = 5x e 107 ÷ 10–4 = 10x f 3 8 × 4 = 3x
3
2 2 2 1
g ( )7 × ( )–3 = ( )x h 5–6 ÷ 53 = 5x i = 8x
5 5 5 8 −3
j 65 × 6–3 = 6x k 78 ÷ 75 = 7x l 5–3 ÷ 52 = 5x
QUESTION 6 Simplify the following.
8 –4 –2
a 3 ×3 ×3 = b 28 ÷ 22 ÷ 23 = c 57 ÷ 58 ÷ 52 =
d (82)–7 = e 74 × 78 ÷ 75 = f (63)–2 × (62)–5 =
g (72)–3 ÷ 78 = h (47)–3 = i 85 × 83 ÷ 810 =
( x 3 )2 ÷( x −1 )3
5 –2
j (4 ) × 4 = k x −3 = l a5 × a–4 =

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