Exponents and Power

QUESTIONS

1. 53  53  53  53  53 is equal to
(a) 5 4 (b) 555553 (c) 55 (d) None of these
1

 2  3  
2

2. 3      ?

 2
   

9 4
(a) 81 (b) 5 (c) (d)
4 9 5 81
3. What is the value of 1  2   52 ?

(a) 25 (b) 0 (c) 25 (d) 1

5
5
4.  7  can be written as
 
5
7 55
(b)  57  (d)  55 
6 7
(a)   (c)
5 75

5. Which of the following values are equal?

(i) 13 (ii) 4
(iii) 0 4 (iv) 31
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iv)
6. What is the sum of the powers of the prime factors in 72  1927 ?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 12
m
a
Express  3   n4 in the form   .
4
7.
b

 2
4 4
24  3  3   3 
(a) (b)    (c) (d)     
n3  4 n 4
 n   n 
8. Which of the following is the smallest number?
(a) 15 (b) (10)1 (c) (1)4 (d) (1)3

9. Express a  a  a  c  c  c  c  b  b in exponential form.

(a) a3c 3b3 (b) a3c 3b (c) a3c 3b (d) a3c 4 b2

10. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) (23 )2 and (32 )4 are not the same (b) (23 )2 and (34 )2 are the same

(c) (649 )2  6492 (d) (87 )3  810

11. What is the value of 24  53

(a) 2453 (b) 2000 (c) 11200 (d) 10000000
0 0 0 0 0 1
12. Find the value of 2  3  4  5  6  7
(a) 12 (b) 234 (c) 1 (d) 24
 21  32  33
13. What is the result of ?
12  4 2
243 46
(a) (b) 42 (c) (d) 48
8 16
729  64
14. Express as a product of prime factors in exponential form.
270
26  34 25  33 25  33 26  32
(a) (b) (c) (d)
27 5 53 52
5
 1  1
 2  8 
15. The value     is
4
 1  1
 2  4 
   

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1

3 3 10
x 6 7 x
16. If   , then the value of   is
y  7   6  y
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) Cannot be determined

 4 2
 3
17. The value  9 3  813   3 2 is.......
 
27
(a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 3 6 (d) None of these
4
 8 3
18. The value of  
 125 
625 125 16 625
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 16 25 16
 1
19. Cube of    is............
 9

 1  1 1  1 
(a)   (b) (c) (d)  
 729  963 850  729 
20. If 8 x 1  2x 3 , then x is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3

21. If 3x  243, then x  ?

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 10
22. If 3x  300 , then the value of 3 x2 is
200 300 100 300
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 50 3 2
23. If x  y3 , which expression is equal to y1/ 2

(a) x1/6 (b) x 6 (c) x1/12 (d) x 1/12

 1
24. Find the numerical value of  4096  4 .

1
(a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d)
8

 9m   4n 
1/3 1/3
2 2

25. Simplify  .
64 5m
1/3 1/3 1/3 2/3
1  n2  1 n  1  n2  1  n2 
(a)   (b) (c)   (d)  
5  m610  5  m2 610  5  m6 10  5  m610 
30 30
3 5
26. Simplify and leave the answer in exponent form     .
5 3
60 60
3 3 5
(a) (b) 11 (c)   (d)  
5 5 3
27. Find the numerical value of 160.75 .
(a) 8 (b) 32 (c) 23 (d) 4 3

a 
m
n
 a 2m
28. Simplify mn
a  a 2m
25 21 21
1
(a) 100 a 4 (b) 21
(c) 20a 4
(d) 20a 4
100a 4
1

 9a   
1/ 2
2
 25a 4 2
29. Simplify
5a1/ 2  3a1/ 2  4 a 9/4
25 21 21
1
(a) 100 a 4 (b) 21
(c) 20a 4
(d) 20 a 4
100a 4

30. Express 62  74  (8 2 )2  63  (72 )2 8 4 in the simplest exponential form.

(a) 657 2 (b) 65 (c) 6572 (d) 6572

Solve 812 x  729 

2
31.

3 2 5 3
(a) x  (b) x  (c) x  (d) x 
4 3 6 2
32. Which of the following has the same value of 36  (32 )2  (23 )2  (22 )3

(a) 9 (b) 9 (c) 9 2 (d) 9 3

4 3 4 x1
 2  2  2
33. The value of x so that   .     is
7 7 7
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
34. Avogadro number is written as 602, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 . Express this number in standard form.

(a) 6.02  1023 (b) 6.02  1021 (c) 602.0  1021 (d) 0.602  1023
 What is the simplified form of  6 xy    6 xy  ?
6 2
35.

(a)  6xy  (b)  6xy  (c)  6xy  (d)  6xy 

6 8 4

36. A number in standard form in written as 6.6  106. It can also be written as:
(a) 6666666 (b) 66000 (c) 6600000000 (d) 6600000
1
37. The speed of light is 300,000,000 ms . Express it in standard form.

(a) 3.0  108 ms 1 (b) 3.0  1010 ms 1 (c) 3.0  106 ms 1 (d) 3.0  106 ms 1
38. Which is greater 4 3 or 34 ?
(a) Both are equal (b) 4 3 (c) 34 (d) Cannot be determined

Solve  4 5    4 4   4 2
x x
39.

(a) x  4 (b) x  2 (c) x  3 (d) x  2

x 4  y 6
40. The value of
x 16  y 7

1
(a) x 1  y1 (b) x 1 y1 (c) (d) x12 y
x 12 y