Powers and Algebraic Expressions

October 3, 2016
Please present your answers in a concise and neat manner.

1 Powers
1. Express in simplest form with a prime number base (6 marks)

16 3x+1 4y
a) b) c)
2x 3x1 8x
t t x+1
2 4 5
d) t1 e) 1x f)16x 83x
8 5
2. Express in the simplest form without brackets (3 marks)
2  3 3
4a4

3 2 5

3a
a) 2
b) 2m n c)
b b5
3. Write without brackets or negative indices (10 marks)

1
a) (4m)2 b) 4m2 c)4m2
 2  1
4 1
d) e)2(ab) 2
f)y y
2 3
g)
m 6
 2  2
2 7
h) 3 + i) j)40 + 41 + 41
3 2

2 Scientific notation
Evaluate, giving answers in scientific notation (6 marks)

3 8 104
a) 2 105 b) 3 108 4 105 d) 4 103 7 105





c)
2 103
e) Write 2.43 using scientific notation
f) Write 0.00006791 using scientific notation

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3 Algebraic expressions
1. If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 4, evaluate (5 marks)

ca a2 3b 2c
a) b) c)
b2 cb c2
a2 + c 2 abc
d) f)
ab 3c
2. Simplify if possible (4 marks)

(2a)2 (3n)2 a2 5ab2

a) b) c) d)
a2 6n (a)2 15a2 b

4 Expressions with radicals

1. Simplify the following (4 marks)
r
52 28 200
a) b) c) 120 d)
13 121 7 4

2. Rationalise the denominator of the following expressions (4 marks)

5
5 20 3 7 2 2 3+ 7
a) , b) c) , d) 5
3 5 5 3 2
7