Quiz #3 for IB1 Math Studies

Answer the following:

1. Simplify: (3)
a. m4 x m2 b. (2-1)7 c. (ab3)6

2. Write without negative exponents (3)

a. 3-3 b. x-1y c. (a/b)-1

3. Express in its simplest form with a prime number base (3)

a. 27 b. 9t 4
c. 2 m 1
2
4. Simplify using one or more of the laws of exponent (3)
2 6 3 5
15 xy j 36 g h
a. b. c.
3y4 j  j8
5
12h 2

5. Express the following in simplest form without brackets (3)

a.
 t 
 
3

b.
m 

2

0
c. 5 p q  3 2

 4s   5n 

6. Write in non-fractional form (3)

x
x 82
4 x x 3
k
a. b. c.
x x 2 k x 6
7. Expand and simplify (2)
a. 7 x x  7   b. x3  x  7 xx  5

8. Expand and simplify (13)

a. 
x 3 x 3   b. 2x  5x  6 c. 7 x  y  2

d. 4 x5  x  e. 3x  22x  3 f. x  9x  4

g. x  7 2 h. 2x  3x  3 i. 7  x  4
2

j. x  42 k. 6 x  1x  5  x  22

l. x  43 m. x  7x  22x  3
9. Expand and simplify (2)
a. 
x 4 x 9    x  6x  6 b. x  5x 2
 7x  2 
10. Simplify (3)
9 0 2
m 4 x x 3
  7z 
a. b.   c.  
m9  x
2
 w
11. Simplify (3)
k x
b. 11r 114 c. 9 3b
a.
k2
12. Write in non-fractional form (3)
1 a jk 4
a. b. c.
11 b2 ma

13. Express in its simplest form with a prime number base (3)
1 b. 3  81
k
125 a
a. c.
512 5b
14. Write in its simplest rational form (3)
 x  4x  9  x  6x  6
1
a. 2 3 0
c. 3 3 1

b.  x 1 

15. Simplify, writing your answers without brackets (3)

 2a
 2
6

 b. 5d  d 5 2
c.
16 z  z 2 5

2 z 3
a.
 8b 
16. How many terms are there in the expansion of (2)
a. 
a bc d e   b. a  bc  d  e  f 