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The document contains a series of mathematical problems involving simplification of expressions with indices, evaluation of exponential expressions without a calculator, and solving equations for the variable x. It includes various tasks such as simplifying products, quotients, and powers of terms, as well as evaluating negative and positive powers. The problems are structured in a way that tests understanding of exponent rules and algebraic manipulation.

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1. Simplify fully:

(a) x2 × x3 × x5 . x10 (f) 4x × (3x−2 )2 . 36x−3

(b) 2 × (x2 )3 . 2x6 (3x2 )3


(g) . 9x8
3x−2
(c) (x−3 )−5 . x15
12x8
(d) (3x2 )3 . 27x6 (h) + 6x4 . 8x4
6x4
(e) (12x9 ) ÷ (4x3 ). 3x6 (i) 2x5 (2x5 + 2x5 ). 8x10

2. Simplify fully:

(2x−2 )3 × (2x3 )2 8x4


(4m7 n)3
(a) . (h) . 8m28
62 × x−4 9
8n3 m−7
2x8 × (2x)8 (uv)2 (2u2 v)3
(b) . 8x10 (i) . 8

2x × (2x)5 (u3 v 8 )2 (uv −1 )4 u2 v 7

(3x−1 )3 × (2x−2 )4 3x(x4 y 8 )3 y 22


(c) . 2 (j) .
(6x2 )3 x17 x3 (3x5 y)2 3

3x3 (2xy)2 6u2 v 3 4(u3 v 4 )2


(d) . 2 (k) × . 4u9 v 7
6x5 y 2 3u−2 v 5 2uv −1
a3 b7 (2x3 )3 y 4(xy)−8
(e) . a5 b3
(l) ÷ . 6x11 y 6
a−2 b4 3x−2 y 3 (3x−4 )2
64(x−3 y 7 )2 x6 y 4x3 y 8x(yz)2
(f) . 4y 11 (m) ÷ . x3

(4x4 y 2 )2 x8 7xy 2 14zx2 y 3 z

6x
7pq −1 (2pq 3 )3 q6
y2
(g) . (n) . 2
y5
14p(2p2 q)2 p
(3xy 3 )

3. Evaluate without a calculator:

(a) 3−1 . 1 −2

1
3 (i) 2 . 4

(b) 5−2 . 1
25
−2
(j) (0.6) . 25
9

(c) 4−3 . 1 −1 −1


64
(k) 32 + 52 . 19
10
(d) 70 . 1
−2 2
(l) 32 + 32 .
 
97
2 −1

(e) 3 . 3
2
36

−2 −1
(f) 4 −2

. 9 (m) 15 − 27 . 43
2
3 16

−1 −3 −1
2 13 (n) 2 12 + 3 23

(g) . 3
7
. 463
1375

−3
1 34 (o) (0.4)−2 − (0.2)−1 .

(h) . 64
343
5
4

4. Evaluate without a calculator:

28 × 2−3 (c) 273 ÷ 94 . 3


(a) . 2
24 642
(b) 84 ÷ 46 . 1 (d) . 32
8 × 16

1 J.M.Stone
5. Solve for x
1
(a) 2x = 8. x=3 (c) 5x = 25 . x = −2

(b) 3x = 81. x=4 (d) 3−x = 27


1
. x=3

2 J.M.Stone

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