Grade 8 Math Test Preparation - Indices and Standard Form

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MATH TEST PREPARATION

Chapter 3. Indices and Standard Form

1. Simplify each of the following.


16𝑥 5 𝑦 8 5𝑥𝑦
a) (𝑎2 𝑏 3 )3 ÷ 𝑎𝑏 6 c) 10(𝑥𝑦)3 × (2𝑥3 𝑦4 )2

64𝑥 2 𝑦 6 2𝑎𝑏 2
b) 4𝑥 2 𝑦
d) (𝑎𝑏 3 )5 × (𝑎2 𝑏4 )

2. Evaluate each of the following without using a calculator.


2 −1 1 −2 1 −1
a) 5−2 × (5) ÷ 30 c) 3−1 + (3) − (6)

3 64 1 −2 1 5 32
b) √27 × (4) d) 1253 − √243

3. Simplify each of the following, expressingg your answer in positive index form.
a) (𝑎−2 𝑏 −3 )6 ÷ (𝑎0 𝑏 −3 )−2 c) √64𝑝−2 𝑞 2 𝑟

2 1

(2𝑥 −2 𝑦 3 ) × (8𝑥𝑦 −3 )2 𝑝 3 𝑞2
b) 4𝑥𝑦
d) 5 2
(𝑝5 𝑞6 )5

4. Calculate each of the following, giving your answer in standard form, correct to 3
significant figures.
a) (2.54 × 102 ) × (3.34 × 10−3 )
5.5 × 106
b) 1.1 × 10−3

c) √1.21 × 108

4.37 × 10−4 + 2.16 × 10−5


d)
3 × 10−3

5. a) Given that 3−2 × 9−3𝑥 = 81, find the value of x.

c) If 43 ÷ 80 × 22𝑦 = 16, find the value of y

6. Express each of the following numbers in standard form.


a) 246 000 c) 0.000 000 774

b) 0.00345 d) 334 000 000

7. Max deposited $15000 in an account that pays 5.68% compound interest per year. Find
the total amount in the account after 6 years if the interest is compounded:
a) monthly b) yearly

8. Pressure (P) is the amount of force (F) divided by area (A).


If A = 5 × 10−2 𝑚2 and F = 25 × 10−3 𝑁, find P.
(The unit of P is Nm).

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