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6.1 Practice A
In Exercises 1–6, evaluate the expression.

1. (− 3)0 2. 70 3. 3−5

3−2 6 −1
4. (− 5)−3 5. 6.
90 − 50

In Exercises 7–18, simplify the expression. Write your answer using only positive
exponents.

7. x − 6 8. z 0 9. 7x − 4 y 0

3−2 a 0 60 tu −5
10. 12 f 0 g − 9 11. 12.
b −2 25

47 (− 3)6
13. 14. 15. (−8)3 • (− 8)3
44 (− 3)3

( h3 ) (t −2 )
4 6
16. 7 − 4 • 7 4 17. 18.

19. A camera lens magnifies an object 103 times. The length of an object is
10− 4 centimeter. What is its magnified length?

In Exercises 20–22, simplify the expression. Write your answer using only positive
exponents.
−3
5
20. ( − 2 y )5 21. (3d )−3 22.  
b

In Exercises 23 and 24, simplify the expression. Write your answer using only
positive exponents.
3 4
 3x 2 y −3   − 6a − 9 b5 
23.  −3 2  24.  2 −4 
 2x y   2a b 

In Exercises 25 and 26, evaluate the expression. Write your answer in scientific
notation and standard form.

3.9 × 108
25. (1.2 × 107 )(4 × 10−2 ) 26.
1.3 × 103

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6.2 Practice A
In Exercises 1 and 2, rewrite the expression in rational exponent form.
4
1. 7 2. 13

In Exercises 3 and 4, rewrite the expression in radical form.

3. 141 4 4. 1171 6

In Exercises 5 and 6, find the indicated real nth root(s) of a.

5. n = 3, a = 27 6. n = 4, a = 16

In Exercises 7 and 8, find the dimensions of the cube. Check your answer.

7. Volume = 125 ft 3 8. Volume = 343 m3

s s

s s
s s

In Exercises 9–11, evaluate the expression.

3 4
9. −125 10. 81 11. 4 − 625

In Exercises 12 and 13, rewrite the expression in rational exponent form.

( ) ( )
3 5
4 3
12. 14 13. −40

In Exercises 14 and 15, rewrite the expression in radical form.

14. 103 5 15. (− 3)6 5

In Exercises 16–18, evaluate the expression.

16. 813 4 17. 253 2 18. (− 27)2 3

19. The area of a square patio is 493 square inches. Find the length of one side
of the patio.

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6.6 Practice A
In Exercises 1–3, find the common ratio of the geometric sequence.
1. 2, 6, 18, 54,  2. 135, 45, 15, 5,  3. 7, −14, 28, − 56, 

In Exercises 4 –6, determine whether the sequence is arithmetic, geometric, or

neither. Explain your reasoning.
4. 1, 4, 9, 16,  5. 12, 17, 22, 27,  6. 4, −12, 36, −108, 

In Exercises 7 and 8, determine whether the graph represents an arithmetic

sequence, a geometric sequence, or neither. Explain your reasoning.

7. an 8. an
(1, 1000)
(4, 25)
800 20
(3, 19)
(2, 500) (2, 13)
400 10
(3, 250)
(1, 7)
(4, 125)
0 0
0 2 4 n 0 2 4 n

In Exercises 9 and 10, write the next three terms of the geometric sequence.
Then graph the sequence.
9. 3, 15, 75, 375,  10. 1024, − 256, 64, −16, 

In Exercises 11–14, write an equation for the nth term of the geometric sequence.
Then find a6 .

11. 3, 6, 12, 24,  12. 0.375, 3, 24, 192, 

13. n 1 2 3 4 14. n 1 2 3 4
an 0.0124 1.24 124 12,400 an −1024 128 −16 2

15. A digital city map displays an area of 544 square units. After you zoom in
once, the area is 272 square units. After you zoom in a second time, the area
is 136 square units. What is the area after you zoom in five times?

16. What is the 8th term of the geometric sequence where a2 = 20 and r = 5?

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Write the first six terms of the sequence.

Answers
1. a1 = 1, an = an −1 + 3 2. a1 = 9, an = an −1 − 6
H. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
3. a1 = 4, an = 2an −1 4. a1 = − 6, an = − 1 an −1
2 E. 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16

Write a recursive rule for the sequence. A. 9, 3, − 3, − 9, −15, − 21

5. 7, 15, 23, 31, 39,  6. 625, 125, 25, 5, 1,  3 3 3 3
I. − 6, 3, − , ,− ,
7. 0, − 8, −16, − 24, − 32,  8. 9, −18, 36, − 72, 144,  2 4 8 16
E. a1 = 0, an = an −1 − 8
Write an explicit rule for the recursive rule.
9. a1 = − 2, an = an −1 + 2 10. a1 = 14, an = 0.5an −1 M. a1 = 2, an = an −1 − 5

1
11. a1 = − 3, an = 6an −1 12. a1 = 5, an = an −1 + 16 E. a1 = 625, an = an −1
5
Write a recursive rule for the explicit rule. D. a1 = 6, an = an −1 − 12
n −1
13. an = 8( 4) 14. an = − 5n + 7
S. a1 = 9, an = −2an −1
n −1
15. an = ( −10) 16. an = 12n − 18 L. a1 = − 6, an = an −1 + 12

17. The first term of a sequence is 6. Each term of the sequence P. a1 = 8, an = 4an −1
is 12 less than the preceding term. Write a recursive rule
R. a1 = 1, an = −10an −1
for the sequence.
T. a1 = 7, an = an −1 + 8

Y. an = 2n − 4

n −1
A. an = − 3(6)

W. an = 16n − 11

n −1
P. an = 14(0.5)

5 3 7 17 11 4 16 9 14 1 12 8 10 2 13 6 15

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