Edexcel AS Mathematics Surds and indices

Section 2: Indices
Solutions to Exercise level 2
12 12
25  4 2 5 (2 2 ) 25  21
1. (i)    2 5  1  1  2 5  32
2 2 2

 35    35    32 
32 7 4 32 7 4 7
 315 / 2  37 / 2  3 2  2  34  81
15
(ii)  9

x43
x  x 
1
333
 x 6
4 1 8 5 5 5
 x 
2
(iii) 3 3

x1 3  x8 3

1 1
16 x 2 24 x 2
2. (i)  1  1
23 x 2 23 x 2
 2x

5 1
x . x 1 x
4 4

(ii)  3
4
x3 x 4

 1
x 2

5 2 12 12
3. (i) 3 3  31 / 2  32  3
 3 1 / 2(3 2  1)
 3 8
8 3

12 32 5 2
(ii) 2 2 2  21 / 2  21 / 2  21  21 / 2  22
 2 1 / 2(1  2  2 2 )
7 2

12 1 2 1 y 1
(iii) y y  y 
y y

2 2  2 2 2 2 2  1
5 3 3

4. (i) 1  1
22 22
2

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 Edexcel AS Maths Surds and indices 2 Exercise
solutions
2 2
 x 4 x  1  x 2  
3
 x 4  x 43  x . x 4 
7 7

 
(ii)   
 x4
1
  x
1
4 
   
 
1 2
 x 2  x 2  x  1 

 x  x 2  x  1
2

4 4
 y 2 x 54   y 2 .y 2  x 4 . x 4 
1 1 3 5 3

(iii)  43  23    3 3 
 x y   x 4 .y 2 
4
 y2  x 2 
 3 3 
 x . y 
4 2

y  x2
2 4


x 3 .y 6

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