C1

Evaluate
a 82

b 63

c 70

g ( 23 )3

h ( 14 )3

b 2 26

k (0.1)5

l (0.2)3

e 215 26

f (27)2

d 26 22

c 1

c 12n7 2n2

d (y3)4

e (2b)3 4b2

f p3q pq2

g x4y3 xy2

h 2r2s 3s2

k (5rs2)3 (10rs)2

6x5y8 3x2y

j 6a4b5

2
3

ab3

3p4q3

1
5

pq2

Evaluate
c (2)6

b ( 52 )0

h (27) 3

14

n (64)

m 81

( 491 ) 2

13

d ( 16 )2

o ( 321 )

15

e (1 12 )3

k ( 94 ) 2

125 3
1

8 3
p ( 125
)

92

36

12

r (3 83 )

q (2 14 ) 2

13

Evaluate
3

a 42
g 36

b 27 3
32

( 94 ) 2

n (2.25)

32

d (125) 3

c 16 4

h ( 18 ) 3

m (0.04) 2

j
2

o (0.064) 3

1
( 216
)

e 92

23

k ( 169 )

32

q (5 161 ) 4

p (1 169 )

32
3

23

( 27
)3
64

r (2 10
)
27

43

Work out
1

a 4 2 27 3

(1 12 ) 4

( 12 )4

b x2 x3 x5

g 16 4

a 2p2 4p5

a 32

e (3)5

Simplify

i
4

(1 13 )2

d (5)4

Write in the form 2n

a 25 23

Worksheet B

ALGEBRA

( 13 ) 2 (8) 3

( 19 )

f
3

12

b 16 4 + 25 2

(32) 5

( 251 ) 2 ( 14 )2

c 8

13

36 2

g 814 ( 491 )

d (64) 3 9 2
12

h ( 271 )

13

( 94 )

(16)0.25 (243)0.4

j (121)0.5 + (32)0.2

k (100)0.5 (0.25)1.5

b y2 y4

c 6p3 2p7

d (2x4)3

Simplify
a x8 x6
e y3 y
i

12

p4 p

15

b2 b 4
1

b2

2b 3 4b 4

(3 x 5 ) 2

y2 y3
y

g x5 x3
5

k y y6 y
2

4 x 3 3x

Solomon Press

6x 4

16

h a2 a3
32

32

4t 2 12t 2

2a a 4

8a

12

C1

ALGEBRA

Solve each equation.

10

x2 = 6

x2 = 8

b x3 = 5

32

= 27

c x2

1
3

g ( x )5

x
x

x 2 ( x )3

Express each of the following in the form axb, where a and b are rational constants.
4
x

1
2x

3
4x3

1
(3 x)2

5 x

9x3

Express in the form 2k

1

b ( 14 )2

c ( 12 ) 3

d 16

16

( 321 )3

e 92x 1

( 271 ) x + 2

e 24x + 3

( 12 ) x 3

e 85

Express each of the following in the form 3y, where y is a function of x.

b 81x + 1

d ( 13 ) x

27 4

Given that y = 2x, express each of the following in terms of y.

b 2x 2

d 8x

c 22x

Find the value of x such that

a 2x = 64

b 5x 1 = 125

c 3x + 4 27 = 0

d 8x 2 = 0

e 32x 1 = 9

f 16 43x 2 = 0

g 9x 2 = 27

h 82x + 1 = 16

j 33x 2 =

k ( 16 ) x + 3 = 36

49x + 1 =

( 12 )3 x 1 = 8

Solve each equation.

a 2x + 3 = 4x

b 53x = 25x + 1

c 92x = 3x 3

d 16x = 41 x

e 4x + 2 = 8x

f 272x = 93 x

g 63x 1 = 36x + 2

h 8x = 162x 1

k ( 12 )1 x = ( 18 ) 2 x

c x1(3x x3)

d 4x2(3x5 + 2x3)

125x = 5x 3

( 13 ) x = 3x 4

( 14 ) x + 1 = 8x

Expand and simplify

a x(x2 x1)
e
i

17

14

1
3
x

x3

i
16

d x
h x

i
15

=2

g x 3 = 81

a 2x + 1
14

12

x 3 = 16

a 9x
13

a 82
12

Express in the form xk

a
11

Worksheet B continued

1
2

x2(6x + 4x1)

(x2 + 1)(x4 3)

b 2x3(x1 + 3)
f

3x 2 ( x

12

x2 )

j (2x5 + x)(x4 + 3)

x 2 (5 x 2 + x 2 )

h x 3 (3 x 3 x 3 )

k (x2 2x1)(x x2) l

Simplify
a
e

x3 + 2 x
x
p+ p
p

3
4

3
2

b
f

4t 5 6t 3
2t 2
8w 2 w
4w

12

1
2

c
g

x 2 3x
x

1
2

x +1
1
2

x +x

Solomon Press

12

d
h

( x 2 x 2 )( x x 2 )

y 2 ( y 3 6)
3y
2t 3 4t
3

t 2 2t

12