EES Mathematics Revision and Exam Year 10 Negative Indices
EES Mathematics Revision and Exam Year 10 Negative Indices
EES Mathematics Revision and Exam Year 10 Negative Indices
Pages 15–29
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 =