Practice Indices and Standard Form II 1. (a) Without using a calculator, find the value of each of the following.

Express your answers in index form. (i)

310 3 2
4 2

( ) (3 )
2

,
2

(ii)
q 3r

2 6 3 18 4 . 35 48 2

(b) Simplify

( pq r ) ( p ( p qr )
3 2 3

2 4

2. Without using a calculator, evaluate (a) 64 3 ,

2

(b)

81 ,

3 4

(c)

125

2 3

3. Without using a calculator, evaluate (a)

4 4

3 4

7 4

,
3

(b)
3 m4

9 9 ,

2 3

1 6

(c)

1 4 100

4.

( m) (a) Simplify
4

m3

( m)
6

(b) Without using a calculator, evaluate 5. Simplify (a) m 3 m 6 m 4 , 6. Solve the following equations. (a) 16x = 32, 7. Solve the following equations. (a) 8 43x = 128x, 8. Find the value of x such that (a) 125 x 3 =
27 , 8
2 1 3

81 4 3 6 3

27

3 9

(b)

( mn )

2 3

m 6 , n

(c)

3 n 2

2 n 3

(b)

27 x =

1 , 81

(c)

52 x =

1 . 125

(b)

81 3 x =

1 . 27 x

(b)

3(9x)3 = (3x)1.

9. (a) Express each of the following in standard form, correct to 3 significant figures. (i) 321720000, (ii) 0.0000004762

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(b) Write the following in ordinary notation, correct to 3 significant figures. (i) 6.288 105, (ii) 7.317 106. 10. Express each of the following in standard form. (a) 106 megahertz in hertz. (b) 64 gigabytes in bytes. (c) 267 micrograms in grams. (d) 60 nanoseconds in seconds. End of Practice

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Homework Indices and Standard Form II 1. Without using a calculator, evaluate the following. Express your answers in standard form. (a) 2.34 104 + 8.80 103 + 6.81 103, (b) 4.43 103 5.01 104. 2. Without using a calculator, evaluate the following. Express your answers in standard form. (6.6 10 6 ) (7.110 4 ) , (a) (b) (3 103) (8.4 105) (2.1 104). ( 2.2 108 ) 3. (a) The Sun is 150 million kilometres from the Earth. Write down this distance in metres (i) in ordinary notation, (ii) in standard form. (b) It takes 8 min 22 s for light from the Sun to reach the Earth. Find the speed of light in standard form (i) in m/s, (ii) in km/h. 4. The speed of light is 2.99 108 m/s. One light year is the distance light travels in a year (1 year = 365 days). (a) Find the distance of 1 light year in km, expressing your answer in standard form, correct to 2 significant figures. (b) The nearest star outside the solar system is Proxima Centauri. A radio signal which travels at the speed of light originates from Proxima Centauri and takes 4.24 years to reach the Earth. Find the distance of Proxima Centauri from the Earth in km, expressing your answer in standard form, correct to 2 significant figures. 5. An atom of hydrogen has a mass of 1.6 1024 g. An atom of oxygen has a mass of 2.56 1023 g. A molecule of water contains two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. (a) Without using a calculator, find the mass of 1 molecule of water in g, expressing your answer in standard form. (b) Find the number of water molecules in 1 kg of water, expressing your answer in standard form, correct to 3 significant figures. 6. The mass of an electron is 9 1028 g. An atom of carbon has a mass of 2 1023 g. (a) Find the ratio of the mass of an electron to that of an atom of carbon, expressing your answer in the form 1 : n, correct to 2 significant figures, (i) in ordinary notation, (ii) in standard form. (b) How many electrons are there in 1 microgram of electrons. Express your answer in standard form, correct to 3 significant figures.

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7. Without using a calculator, arrange the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest. 250, 330, 520. 8. Without using a calculator, arrange the following numbers in order of size, starting with the largest. 3 4 (42)3, 4 2 , 3 2 , 2 3 .
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9. Show that the expression 10 13n 13n + 1 + 13n + 2, where n is a positive integer, is divisible by 83. 10. Find the prime factors of the expression 4 6n 5 6n 1 + 6n + 1, where n is an integer greater than 2. End of Homework

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