MODUL 6

INDICES

1. Multiplication of numbers in index
notation.


i. Simplify
a

4
5
4
7

b

(6)
3
(6)
9

c

a
5
a
6
a
7

d

3x
4
5x
6

e

m
6
n
7
m
3
n
5

f

3ab
2
(a
2
b
3
) 5ab
2


ii. Simplify
a

x
3
x
4
x
5

b

4a
3
5a
2

c

3p
5
4p
2
2p
7

d

8b
5
a
2
b
3
2a
3
b
2

e

3x
3
y
4
4x
2
y
3


iii. Simplify
a

2
4
3
5
3
6
2
3

b

7
11
8
3
7
10
8
3
8
2

c

3
4
10
5
11
4
10
3
3
2
11
5

d

12
4
7
5
7
4
12
3
12
3


2. Division of numbers in index
notation


i. Simplify
a

3
9
3
3

b

11
7
11
2

c

23
17
23
5

d

12
6
1
2

e

7
16
7
10

f

10
10
10
10


ii. Simplify
a

p
6
p
5

b

x
19
x
12

c

x
7
y
6
x
3
y
2

d

r
7
s
6
t
3
r
2
s
4
t
2


iii. Simplify
a

20d
5
(2d
2
)
b

36e
7
4e
3

c

121e
9
f
6
11e
6
f
2


a
m
a
n
= a
m+n


a
m
a
n
= a
mn

d

625p
7
q
6
r
5
25p
4
q
3
r
4

3. Raising numbers and algebraic
terms in index notation to a power.





i. Simplify
a

(3
2
)
5

b

(4
3
)
4

c

(5
3
)
7

d

(13
5
)
3

e

(11
6
)
6


ii. Simplify
a

( p
3
)
5

b

(m
6
)
3

c

(n
10
)
9

d

(q
4
)
6


iii. Simplify
a

(3
3
5
4
)
2

b

(2
6
7
3
)
4

c

(2
3
3
4
5
3
)
3

d

(6
3
7
5
11
7
)
4

iv. Simplify
a

(ab
2
)
3

b

(3x
2
y
3
z
4
)
3

c

(5x
3
y)
2

d

(3x
4
z
5
)
2


v. Simplify
a

a
14
a
6
|
\

|
.
|
2

b

16x
13
2x
6
|
\

|
.
|
3

c

10p
6
q
7
5p
2
q
4
|
\

|
.
|
2

d

8s
8
t
5
(2s
2
t)
3

e

(3x
2
y
3
)
2
(2x
3
y)
3
6x
5
y
2

f

(9p
6
q
2
)
2
(p
2
q
3
)
3

g

6a
5
b
3
c
2
2ab
2
c
3
|
\

|
.
|
0


4. Negative indices



(a
m
)
n
= a
mn



(a
m
b
n
)
p
=(a
mp
b
np
)


a
m
b
n
|
\

|
.
|
p
=
a
mp
b
np


a
n
=
1
a
n


i. Write each of the following with a
positve index
a

5
4

b

7
9

c

2
3
|
\

|
.
|
5

d

p
10


ii. Rewrite each of the following with a
negative index
a

1
11
6

b

1
8
5

c

1
c
11

d

1
x
m

e

6
y
7

f

1
5r
5


iii. Simplify each of the following.
a

(6
6
6
3
6
5
)
2

b

7
5
7
2
7
3

c

5
x
3
|
\

|
.
|
2

d

2a
3
b
2
3a
2
b
|
\

|
.
|
2

e

6
5
6
4
6
8

f

9
4
9
3
(9
3
)
2


5 Fractional indeces



i. Express the following as radicals
using the root signs.
a

10
1
2

b

3
1
4

c

9
1
3

d

p
1
7


ii. Express the following as powers
a

5
3

b

11
5

c

q
7



a
1
n
= a
n

iii. State each of the following in the
form of (i)

(a
m
)
1
n
and (ii)

(a
1
n
)
m

a

7
2
3

b

15
3
4

c

26
2
5


iv. State each of the following as a
radical in the form of (i)

a
m n
and
(ii)

( a
n
)
m

a

9
3
5

b

10
2
7

c

13
5
9


v. Simplify each of the following
a

64a
3 3

b

27p
6
q
9

c

(x
4
y
6
z
8
)
1
2

d

9y
6
z
4
25x
8
|
\

|
.
|
1
2


vi. Simplify each of the following.
a

8
2
3

b

81
3
4

c

100 000
3
5

d

343
2
3

e

343
2
3


vii. Simplify each of the following
a

27
2
3
3
2
81
1
4

b

16
3
4
64
5
6
8
2
3