1.

Find the value of

1
(i) 36 2

……………………………

(ii) 32

……………………………
(Total 2 marks)

2. Write down the value of

(a) 70

.....................................
(1)

(b) 4–1

.....................................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

3. (a) Simplify 20

..............................
(1)

(b) Simplify 5–1

..............................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

4. (a) Write down the value of 2–1

....................................
(1)
1
(b) Write down the value of 64 2

....................................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

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 5. Write down the value of

(i) 5°

.....................................

(ii) 4–2

.....................................
1
(iii) 100 2

.....................................
(Total 3 marks)

6. (a) Write down the value of

(i) 9°

.....................................

1
2
(ii) 169

.....................................
(2)

2
3
(b) Work out 64

.....................................
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
1
7. (a) Find the value of 36 2

....................................
(1)
2

(b) Find the value of 8 3

....................................
(2)
(Total 3 marks)

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 8. Work out

(i) 40

.................................

(ii) 4–2

.................................
3
(iii) 16 2

.................................
(Total 3 marks)

9. Write down the value of

1
(a) 25 2

..........................
(1)

(b) 90

...........................
(1)
(Total 2 marks)

10. (a) Evaluate

(i) 3–2

…………………………

(ii) 36 2

…………………………

(iii) 27 3

…………………………

 34
 16 
(iv)  
 81 
…………………………
(5)

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 11. (a) Find the value of

(i) 64°

……………………..
1
(ii) 64 2

…………………….
2

(iii) 64 3

…………………….
(4)

(b) 3  27  3n
Find the value of n.

n = ……………
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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 12. (a) Work out 36 ÷ 3-7

.................................
(1)

(b) Write down the value of 36 2

.................................
(1)

1
(c) 3n =
9
Find the value of n.

n = ......................
(1)
(Total 3 marks)

13. (a) Simplify

(i) (3x2y)3

.....................................

(ii) (2t–3)–2

.....................................
(4)

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 14. x = 2p, y = 2q

(a) Express in terms of x and/or y,

(i) 2p + q

....................................

(ii) 22q

.....................................

(iii) 2p – 1

....................................
(3)

xy = 32

and 2xy2 = 32

(b) Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = ..............................

q = ..............................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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 1
16. (a) Write down the value of 8 3

.....................................
(1)

8 8 be written in the form 8k

(b) Find the value of k.

k = .....................................
(1)

8 8 can also be expressed in the form m 2 where m is a positive integer.

(c) Express 8 8 in the form m 2

.....................................
(2)

1
(d) Rationalise the denominator of
8 8

2
Give your answer in the form where p is a positive integer.
p

.....................................
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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