EXPONENT AND RADICAL
Practice Questions
Question 1
Evaluate
1. 2 -2
2. (- 2) - 2
3. (3/2)-5
Question 2
Simplify and express the result in power notation with positive exponent.
(i) (-2)5 ÷ (-2)4
(ii) (1/2)2 × (2/5)2
(iii) (-5)2 × (3/5)
Question 3
Find the value of.
1. (40 + 4 - 1) × 22
2. (3 - 1 × 9 - 1) ÷ 3 - 2
3. (11 - 1 + 12 - 1 + 13 - 1)0
Question 4
Find the value of x here
(11/9)3 x (9/11)6 = (11/9)2x-1
Question 5
Find the value of m for which 2m ÷ 2-4 = 45
Question 6
Express the following numbers in standard form.
(i) 0.0000000015 (ii) 0.00000001425
(iii) 102000000000000000
Question 7
Express the following numbers in usual form.
(i) 34.02 x 10-5 (ii) 9.5 x 105
(iii) 9 x 10-4 (iv) 2.0001 x 108
8. The size of a plant cell is 0.00001275 m. express it in standard form.
9. If the thickness of a paper sheet is 0.0016 cm, find the thickness of 100 sheets. Express the answer in
standard form