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Algebraic Roots & Indices

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Course Edexcel IGCSE Maths

Section 2. Equations, Formulae & Identities
Topic Algebraic Roots & Indices
Difficulty Hard

Time Allowed 50
Score /36
Percentage /100

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Question 1
1 3
16 5 × 2x = 84
Work out the exact value of x .
[3 marks]

Question 2a
p3 × px = p9
Find the value of x .
[1 mark]

Question 2b
(72) y = 710
Find the value of y .
[1 mark]

Question 2c
100 a × 1000b can be written in the form 10w
Show that w = 2a + 3b
[2 marks]

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Question 3a
Simplify fully (3e ) 0
[1 mark]

Question 3b
1
⎛ 64x 6 ⎞⎟ − 2
Simplify fully ⎜⎜ ⎟
⎝ 25y 2 ⎠
[2 marks]

Question 4
7 206 × 7m
Given that 214
= 7 −3
7
find the value of m
m = ................................................
[2 marks]

Question 5
⎛⎜ 1 ⎞⎟4
Given that ⎜⎜ 3 ⎟⎟ = x m
⎝ x ⎠
find the value of m
m = .................................................
[1 mark]

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Question 6
y5 × yn
Given that = y 13
y6
work out the value of n .
n = ...........................................
[2 marks]

Question 7
⎛⎜ 9t 4w 9 ⎞⎟ −2
Simplify fully ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 18t 6w 10 ⎠
[1 mark]

Question 8
Given that 4k + 3 = 16 × 2k
find the value of k .
Show your working clearly.
k = ..................................................
[4 marks]

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Question 9
3
⎛⎜ 16w 8 ⎞⎟ − 4
Simplify completely ⎜ 20 ⎟
⎝ y ⎠
[3 marks]

Question 10
⎛⎜ 4 ⎞⎟
⎜− ⎟ ⎛ 1 ⎞⎟4
Given that n ⎝ 5 ⎠ = ⎜⎜ ⎟ where n > 0
⎝2 ⎠
find the value of n .
n = ..............................................
[4 marks]

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Question 11
The n th term of a sequence is 4(2n + 2n − 1)

Circle the expression that is equivalent to 4(2n + 2n − 1)

2n + 2 + 2n + 1 22n + 22(n − 1)

8n + 8n − 1 2n + 2 + 2n − 1

[1 mark]

Question 12
a 3b 2 c
Simplify fully ×
cd ab 5
[3 marks]

Question 13
( ar b ) 4 = 16r20 where a and b are positive integers.
Work out a and b
a= ......................
b = ......................
[2 marks]

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Question 14
1 1
3 −3 2 2
Show that (a ) × (a ) = 1 .
[3 marks]

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