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Topic 1 - Index laws __/__/__

Topic 2 - Negative indices
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Topic 3 - Fractional indices __/__/__
Topic 4 - Scientific notation __/__/__
Topic 5 - Simplifying surds __/__/__
Topic 6 - Addition and subtraction of surds __/__/__
Topic 7 - Multiplication and division of surds __/__/__
Topic 8 - Binomial products and conjugate surds __/__/__
Topic 9 - Rationalising the denominator __/__/__

Practice Tests

Topic 1 - Topic test A __/__/__

Topic 2 - Topic test B __/__/__

Author of The Topics and Topic Tests: AS Kalra

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Topic 1: Index laws UNIT 1: Index laws

QUESTION 1 Simplify the following leaving answers in index form.

a m 4 m 5 = _____________ b n 2 n 5 = ______________ c y 6 y 2 = ______________

d p 6 p 6 = ______________ e a 2 a = ______________ f a 2 a a 3 = __________

g 4 x 2 x 3 = _____________ h 5 x 3 2 x 2 = ____________ i 6 m 3m 2 = ____________

QUESTION 2 Simplify, giving answers in index form.

a x 9 x 6 = ______________ b y8 y 5 = ______________ c a 7 a 5 = _____________

d 15m 5 5m 3 = __________ e 16n 7 8n 4 = ___________ f 36 a8 9a 6 = __________

g 24 y 6 8 y = ____________ h x 6 y 3 x 4 y = ___________ i a 7b 6 a 4 b 3 = _________

QUESTION 3 Give the answers in simplest index form.

(32 ) = ________________ (23 ) = ________________ ( x 3 ) = _______________

3 2 2
a b c

(m3 ) = _______________ (a3 ) a 4 = ____________ ( y7 ) y6 = ___________

4 2 2
d e f

(a4 ) (a5 ) = __________ ( x 5 ) = ________________ (2 y3 ) = ______________

3 2 6 4
g h i

QUESTION 4 Simplify the following.

a 4 m 0 = ________________ b (6 m)0 = _______________ c 8n 0 = ________________

(x2 )
0
d 5m 0 (8m)0 = __________ e a 6 b 0 = ________________ f = _______________

(5 y 3 )
0
g = _______________ h a 7 a 7 = ______________ i 9 x 5 9 x 5 = ___________

QUESTION 5 Simplify the following, giving the answers in index form.

(a5 )
4
a a 7 a 2 = _______________ b a 9 a 2 = ______________ c = _______________

(9 x 3 )
2
d = _______________ e 27 x 3 9 x = ____________ f 7a 2 b 4 a 2 b = _________

g m 2 n3 m 4 n3 = __________ h 24 x 3 y 6 12 x 2 y 4 = _______ i 9 x 2 y 3 xy = ___________

(8x 2 )
2
j 9 x 4 y 2 9 xy = __________ k 36 x 7 y 9 18 x 5 y 7 =________ l = ______________

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Topic 2: Negative indices UNIT 2: Negative indices

QUESTION 1 Evaluate the following.

a 32 = _________________ b 2 3 = _________________ c 52 = ________________

d 4 3 = _________________ e 10 3 = ________________ f 82 = ________________

g 64 2 3 = _____________ h 2 3 2 5 = _____________ i 33 2 2 = ____________

5
j (7 2)0 = _____________ k (3 2)1 = _____________ l = ________________
32
2 5
m 3 = _______________ n 1 = ______________ o 37 35 = _____________
4 2

QUESTION 2 Write the following with positive indices.

a a 3 = _________________ b m 5 = ________________ c p 2 q 3 = ______________

1
x 7 y 6 = _______________ 4 p3q 6 = ______________
d e f y 3 = ________________
a 1
g = ________________ h 2 5 = ______________ i x 3 x 5 = ____________
b 2 x y

j x 3 x10 = _____________ k 10 a 3 a 9 = ____________ l ( xy)2 = ______________

(5a 2b 3 ) = ____________ (4a 2 )

2 2
m n a 7 a 4 = _____________ o = ____________

QUESTION 3 Simplify, giving your answer without negative indices.

a x 5 x 3 = _____________________________ b x 3 x 5 = ____________________________

c 5 x 5 2 x 2 = __________________________ d 6 a 2 2 a 1 = _________________________

e 8m 6 4 m 4 = __________________________ f 3a 3 5a 5 = _________________________

g 20 m 6 10 m 4 = ________________________ h 20 x 6 10 x 4 = _______________________

(5x 1 ) = _____________________________
2
i 15a 2 15a 1 = _________________________ j

(8x 3 ) (2a 6 ) = ____________________________

2 2
k = ______________________________ l

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Topic 3: Fractional indices UNIT 3: Fractional indices

QUESTION 1 Evaluate the following.

1 1 1
a 92 = __________________ b (16) 4 = _____________ c (27) 3 = _______________
1 1 1
d (100) 2 = ______________ e (625) 2 = ______________ f (125) 3 = ______________
2 2 1
g 8 3 = __________________ h (32) 5 = _______________ i (81) 4 = _______________
1 1 1

j 25 2 = ________________ k 36 2 = ________________ l 64 3 = _______________
1 1 1

m 1 = __________________
3 n 1 3
= _________________ o 49 2= _______________

QUESTION 2 Simplify the following.

1 1 1
a ( ) m6 2 = _______________ b (16 p 4 ) 2 = _____________ c ( x 3 y3 ) 3 = _____________
2
1 1 2
1
d ( 9m 2 n 2 2 ) = ____________ e 8m 3m = ___________
3 3 f 6 y = _____________

2

3
1 1 1 1 2 2

g ( x 3 y6 2 ) = ______________ h a a a = __________
3 3 3 i

m 3
n 3
= __________

1 1 1
( )
1
j (8ab) = ______________
3 k 9x 2 6x 2 = ___________ l m 2 4
= ______________
2 1 1 1 1 1
m 8a 3 5a 3 = ____________ n ( 27a 6 b 6 ) 3 = ___________ o m 2 m 4 m 4 = ________

QUESTION 3 Evaluate the following without using a calculator.

1 1 1
a 42 = _________________ b 8 3 = _________________ c 16 4 = ________________
1 1 1
d 27 = ________________
3 e 81 4 = _________________ f 1212 = _______________
2 2
4
g 1000 = _______________
3 h 64 = _________________
3 i (125) 3 = ______________
3
1
1

1
j 25 = ______________ k 64 = ________________ l 81 = _______________
2 2 4

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Topic 4: Scientific notation UNIT 4: Scientific notation

QUESTION 1 Express the following in scientific notation.

a 350 = _________________________________ b 2500 = _______________________________

c 15 000 = _______________________________ d 386 000 = _____________________________
e 500 000 = ______________________________ f 856 = ________________________________
g 9500 = ________________________________ h 3687 = _______________________________
i 864 300 = ______________________________ j 53 630 = ______________________________
k 9643 = ________________________________ l 83 000 = ______________________________

QUESTION 2 Express the following in scientific notation.

a 0.007 = _______________________________ b 0.00098 = _____________________________

c 0.05 = ________________________________ d 0.00009 = _____________________________
e 0.528 = _______________________________ f 0.000681 = ____________________________
g 0.009 = _______________________________ h 0.6 = _________________________________
i 0.632 = _______________________________ j 0.001 = _______________________________
k 0.000007 = _____________________________ l 0.000835 = ____________________________

QUESTION 3 Write the basic numeral for the following.

a 3.7 10 2 = _____________________________ b 8.5 10 4 = ____________________________

c 4.95 10 3 = ____________________________ d 7.89 10 5 = ___________________________
e 2.57 10 5 = ____________________________ f 1.7 10 4 = ____________________________
g 3.08 10 2 = ___________________________ h 4.6 10 3 = ___________________________
i 9.7 10 4 = ____________________________ j 2.39 10 2 = __________________________

QUESTION 4 Use your calculator to answer the following correct to 3 significant figures.

a (1.2 103 ) (2.3 10 4 ) = _________________ b (2 10 4 ) (2.5 103 ) = __________________

c 4.9 (1.8 10 3 ) = _______________________ d (5.9 105 ) (2.3 103 ) = ________________
e (8.5 102 ) (6.3 10 1 ) = ________________ f 8.1 10 2 6.3 10 4 = __________________

g (4.5 105 ) (3.2 103 ) = _________________ h (5.6 10 4 ) (2.8 102 ) = ________________

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Topic 5: Simplifying surds UNIT 5: Simplifying surds

QUESTION 1 Simplify the following surds.

a 8 = _________________ b 12 = ________________ c 18 = _______________

d 24 = ________________ e 28 = ________________ f 50 = _______________

g 40 = ________________ h 44 = ________________ i 75 = _______________

j 48 = ________________ k 27 = ________________ l 32 = _______________

m 72 = ________________ n 98 = ________________ o 242 = _______________

QUESTION 2 Write the following surds in simplest form.

a 54 = ________________ b 150 = _______________ c 96 = _______________

d 160 = _______________ e 450 = _______________ f 125 = _______________

g 63 = ________________ h 108 = _______________ i 192 = _______________

j 288 = _______________ k 162 = _______________ l 243 = _______________

QUESTION 3 Simplify the following surds.

( 3) ( 5) ( 8)
2 2 2
a = _______________ b = _______________ c = ______________

( 9)
2
d = _______________ e 200 = _______________ f 12 = ______________

g x 2 = ________________ h 9 x 2 = _______________ i 18 x 2 = _____________

j 3 12 = _______________ k 4 18 = _______________ l 5 27 = _______________

m 3 18 = ________________ n 4 48 = _______________ o 2 54 = ______________

p 6 72 = _______________ q 16 x 4 y 6 = ___________ r 7 56 = ______________

s 5 32 = ______________ t 3 162 = _____________ u 7 x 6 = ______________

v 3 y8 = _______________ w 16 m10 = ____________ x 28 x 4 = ______________

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Topic 6: Addition andUNIT 6: Addition

subtraction and subtraction of surds
of surds

QUESTION 1 Simplify the following by collecting like surds.

a 5 2 + 6 2 = ___________________________ b 8 5 + 7 5 = __________________________

c 6 3 + 9 3 = ___________________________ d 8 5 4 5 = __________________________

e 9 3 + 4 3 2 3 = _____________________ f 12 2 + 6 2 5 2 = ____________________

g 2 x + 3 x = __________________________ h 5 y + 6 y 3 y = _____________________

i 8 m + 15 m 7 m = ___________________ j 16 3 7 3 + 2 3 = ____________________

k 11 3 + 15 3 16 3 = ___________________ l 3a x + 2 a x = ________________________

QUESTION 2 Simplify the following.

a 2 3 + 5 2 + 8 3 = _____________________ b 3 7 + 5 7 2 11 = ____________________

c 3 3 + 6 2 7 3 4 2 = ________________ d 8 5 2 3 5 5 + 8 3 = ________________

e 9 2 6 2 + 5 2 =______________________ f 6 3 2 3 + 3 = ______________________

g 2 5 2 5 = ___________________________ h 8 3 + 7 3 = __________________________

i 5 10 3 10 + 3 = _____________________ j 4 5 8 5 + 7 5 = _____________________

k 9 2 + 8 2 6 3 = _____________________ l 4 7 + 6 7 3 7 = _____________________

m 2 + 12 2 2 = ______________________ n 8 3 + 11 3 3 5 = ____________________

QUESTION 3 Simplify.

a 8 + 18 = ____________________________ b 90 + 160 = _________________________

c 27 + 75 = ___________________________ d 54 24 = __________________________

e 48 27 = ___________________________ f 81 96 = __________________________

g 18 + 50 = ___________________________ h 3 24 2 96 = ________________________

i 12 + 3 72 = __________________________ j 5 + 125 20 = _____________________

k 12 + 4 48 = __________________________ l 8 + 32 18 = ______________________

m 20 + 45 75 = ______________________ n 242 162 + 18 = ___________________

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UNIT
Topic 7: Multiplication and7: Multiplication
division of surds and division of surds

QUESTION 1 Simplify these products.

a 2 3 = _____________________________ b 5 6 = ____________________________

c 2 7 = _____________________________ d 5 9 = ____________________________

e 3 11 = ____________________________ f 5 20 = ___________________________

g 3 27 = ____________________________ h 8 2 = ____________________________

i 2 3 4 3 = ___________________________ j 5 2 6 3 = __________________________

k 3 2 7 2 = ___________________________ l 5 6 2 8 = ___________________________

QUESTION 2 Simplify these divisions.

a 12 3 = ____________________________ b 15 5 = ___________________________

c 8 2 = _____________________________ d 48 3 = ___________________________

e 32 8 = ____________________________ f 72 2 = ___________________________

g 8 5 5 = ____________________________ h 25 3 5 3 = _________________________

i 50 7 10 7 = _________________________ j 18 8 2 8 = _________________________

k 50 5 = _____________________________ l 27 9 = ___________________________

m 10 18 5 2 = _________________________ n 28 5 7 5 = _________________________

QUESTION 3 Expand and simplify.

a 2 ( 7 + 3 ) = _________________________ b 3 ( 5 + 3 ) = ________________________
c 5 ( 5 + 3 ) = _________________________ d 7 (3 7 2) = _________________________

e 5 (5 3 ) = ___________________________ f 2 (3 2 2 ) = _______________________

g 3 (5 2 3 ) = ________________________ h 3 (2 5 7 ) = _______________________

i 2 ( 11 + 2 7 ) =________________________ j 5 ( 2 + 3 ) = ________________________

k 11(2 3 6 11 ) = _____________________ l 5 (5 + 3 ) = _________________________

m 2( 3 + 2 8 ) = _________________________ n 5(3 6 + 5) = ___________________________

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Topic 8: Binomial UNIT 8: Binomial

products products
and conjugate surdsand conjugate surds

QUESTION 1 Expand and simplify.

a ( 3 + 2 )( 3 + 4) = _____________________ b ( 5 + 2)( 3 + 7 ) = ____________________

c (2 3 + 1)(2 3 4) = _____________________ d (5 3 + 2)( 3 4) = _____________________
e (3 2 + 3)( 2 + 1) = _____________________ f ( 7 3)( 5 + 2) = ______________________
g (5 + 2 )(2 5 2) = _____________________ h (2 11 + 2)( 11 1) = ____________________
i ( 3 + 2 )( 2 + 1) = _____________________ j (7 2 + 3 )(5 2 + 2) = __________________
k (2 3 + 3 2 )( 3 + 1) = ___________________ l (2 2 + 5)( 2 3) = _____________________
QUESTION 2 Expand and simplify.

( 2 + 1) = ____________________________ (2 3 + 3) = __________________________
2 2
a b

( 5 + 7 ) = __________________________ ( 3 5 ) = __________________________
2 2
c d

( 3 1) = ____________________________ ( 7 2 ) = __________________________
2 2
e f

(6 3 ) = ____________________________ (2 3 + 5) = ___________________________
2 2
g h

(3 5 1) = ___________________________ ( 2 + 3 ) = __________________________
2 2
i j

( 3 2 ) = __________________________ (2 5 + 3 2 ) = ________________________
2 2
k l

(2 5 + 1) = ___________________________ (2 7 1) = ___________________________
2 2
m n

QUESTION 3 Find the product of each pair of conjugate surds.

a ( 3 + 2 )( 3 2 ) = ___________________ b ( 7 + 2 )( 7 2 ) = ___________________
c (9 + 2 7 )(9 2 7 ) = ____________________ d ( 5 + 3 )( 5 3 ) = ___________________
e ( 11 7 )( 11 + 7 ) = __________________ f (3 2 + 3)(3 2 3) = ____________________
g ( 7 2)( 7 + 2) = ______________________ h (5 + 5 )(5 5 ) = ______________________
i (8 2 2 )(8 + 2 2 ) = ____________________ j (2 11 + 5)(2 11 5) = __________________
k (3 7 + 3)(3 7 3) = _____________________ l (5 2 1)(5 2 + 1) = ____________________
m (3 6 + 7)(3 6 7) = ____________________ n (8 3 + 5)(8 3 5) = ____________________
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UNIT
Topic 9: Rationalising the 9: Rationalising the denominator
denominator

QUESTION 1 Rationalise the denominator of the following.

3 5 5
a = b = c =
7 _________________ 11 ________________ 2 ________________
6 7 2 3
d = e = f =
15 ________________ 5 _________________ 7 _______________
3 2 2 7 7 2
g = h = i =
5 ________________ 3 ________________ 5 _______________

QUESTION 2 Simplify the following by rationalising the denominator.

3 2 5
a = b = c =
5 _________________ 7 _________________ 11 _______________
3 2 1 3 5
d = e = f =
5 3 ________________ 2 ______________ 3 7 _______________
5 7 9
g = h = i =
2 2 _______________ 3 3 ________________ 5 5 _______________
18 4 2 2 +1
j = k = l =
2 ________________ 3 7 ________________ 5 ______________
3+2 5 3 3 2+ 7
m = n = o =
3 ______________ 7 ____________ 5 ___________

QUESTION 3 Rationalise the denominator of the following.

1 1
a = b =
2 + 1 ______________________________ 3 1 _____________________________
1 3
c = d =
5 1 ______________________________ 2 1 _____________________________
5 2
e = f =
5 + 2 ______________________________ 7 5 ____________________________
3 8
g = h =
5 2 ____________________________ 7 3 ____________________________
1 2
i = j =
2 3 + 8 _____________________________ 5 3 _____________________________
3 2
k = l =
5+ 7 ______________________________ 3+ 5 ____________________________

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Instructions Attempt ALL
for SECTION 1 questions
You have 15 minutes to answer Section 1
Calculators are NOT
Eachtoquestion
be used is worth 1 mark
Attempt ALL
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for questions
each question
Calculators are NOT to be used
Time allowed: 15 minutes Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Total marks = 10

Marks
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1 23 24 =
A 212 B 27 C 412 D 47 1

2 3 a 2 equals
1 3 1 3
A 3a 2 B C D 1
a2 3a 2 a2

( 2b 2 )
3
3 equals

A 6b 5 B 6b 6 C 8b 6 D 8b8 1

4 12m6 4 m 3 equals
A 3m 3 B 3m 2 C 8m 3 D 8m 2 1

a6b
5 equals
a2b 2
a4 4 a3 1
A B a b C D a 3b
b b
6 a 3 + a 3 equals
1
A a6 B a9 C 2a3 D 2a6

( )
0
7 If b = 2 find the value of 4b 2 .

A 4b 2 B 8 C 0 D 1 1

8 Which of the following numbers is not a surd?

A 5 B 3 C 101 D 49 1

4
9 =
2
A 2 2 B 4 2 C 2 D 2 1

10 Which of the following statements is true? I: a b = ab , II : a + b = a + b

A I only B II only C Both I and II D Neither 1

Total marks achieved for SECTION 1

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Simplify the following:

) (2 a3 )
3 3
1 ___________________
___________________ 11
3
8 a2b 2 16 a 3 8 a 2b ___________________
___________________ 11
1 1
x 6 2
) 3 ( 25x 6 2
) ___________________
___________________ 11

( ) ( )
0 0
+ ( 3 p ) + 84p 2 5 p 0 + ( 3 p) + 8 p 2
0 0
___________________
___________________ 11

(n 2 ) ( )
3 3
5 n8 n 2 ___________________
___________________ 11

32 6 35 32 ___________________
___________________ 11
6
4m 4 7 12m6 4 m 4 ___________________
___________________ 11
2 3 2
z x y z
y
8 x2y
___________________
___________________ 11

ab 2
9 ___________________
___________________
2
( ab)2 11

) (4xy 2 )
2 2
y2 16 y 310 16 y 3 ___________________
___________________ 11

+ 8 3 5117 +2 7
3 +8 3 5 7 + 7 ___________________
___________________ 11

2 3 12 3 2 3 ___________________
___________________ 11

+ 45 13 20 + 45 ___________________
___________________ 11

ress 7 ( 7 ) in its7 (simplest

3 + Express
14 3 + 7 ) insurd form.surd form.
its simplest ___________________
___________________ 11

15 Expand
and and simplify 2 simplify
5 and 3 5 2+ 5 32 . 3 5 2 + 3 . ( )( ( ) )( ) ___________________
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