5.3B Exponential Further Practice (Ans)
5.3B Exponential Further Practice (Ans)
5.3B Exponential Further Practice (Ans)
Simplify each expression below using exponent rules. Your final answer should not
include any negative exponents. You MUST show work in order to receive credit.
1. x5 • x 2 2. y 3 • y • y 4 3. b 4 • b −4
7 8 0
x y b =1
4. 7 x 3 y 2 • 5 xy 9 5. a10 • a 2 • a −6 5 5
4 11 6
6. (z )
35x y a z
25
7 2 −8 −3 8
7. (b ) 8. (m ) 9. (x 2
y 4 m3 )
14 24 16 32 24
b m x y m
2 4 5 6
10. ( 3x ) 11. ( 2ab ) 12. ( 2x y18)3
6
81x8 32a5b5 64x y
7 4 2
x5
13. (m ) • m3 14. p 2 • ( p 5 ) 15.
m 31 p 12 x2
3
x
c4 5x −4 x3 • x 4
16. 17. 18.
c8 x −9 x2
1 5x 5 x5
c4
3 4 5
6 a3 3x 4
19. 4 20. 5 21. 6
z b y
216 a12 243x20
12
z y 30
b 20
3 4 0
m4 3x 7 24. ( 8m )
22. 9 23. 12
5n 2y 1
m12 81x 28
27 48
125n 16y
28. 3 x −2 y −5 2 −3 −3 −2
3
29. (x 6y )
−2
30. ( 4 x6 y )
4
x y
x2 y 5 y6 16x 8
−3 2 4 3 2 3
31. (f −3
g 5 h8 ) 32. (x ) • 3x5 33. ( 3x ) • ( 2 x )
f
9
3x13 72x9
g15 h24
3 2 4 3 x8 5 y 2
34. (5x y ) • ( 2x y )
2 3
35. •
2 y x3
200x 13 y 18 5x 5 y
2
−8
x3 y x 2 y 9 r 2 t −3
36. • 8 37. −3 5
xy 5 x r t
y5 t 64
x4 r 40
2 −7
x 4 y −7 x −3 y −8
38. −2 4 39. 4 −2
x y x y
x4 y 70
y6
x7
6 3
m3 p 5 m 2 n 0 p 3
40. 7 • 4 2
n mn
m12 p39
n48
2 3 3
BONUS: (5x 7
y 3 z −1 ) • ( 2 xy −5 ) • ( 2 y −3 z 2 )
17
1600x z 4
y18