2 Mid-Chapter Review

FREQUENTLY ASKED Questions

Q: How can you use models to represent powers and
square roots?
A1: You can draw a line segment to represent the variable x, for example.
You can then use it to represent and . x
3
x
2
NEL 100 Chapter 2
x
x
3
x
2
A 169
s 169 13

See Lesson 2.1,

Examples 1 and 2.

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Question 1.
Study Aid

See Lesson 2.1,

Example 3.

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Question 2.
Study Aid
A2: If represents the area of a square, then represents the side
length of the square. They are inverse operations of each other.
2x
2
x
2
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
13
2
169; 1169 13.
Q: How can you simplify an expression involving powers?
A: You can apply one or all of the following principles.

See Lesson 2.2,

Example 1 and Lesson 2.3,
Examples 2 and 3.

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Questions 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Study Aid
Product Principle Quotient Principle
for Powers with for Powers with Power-of-a-
the Same Base the Same Base Power Principle
Statement
of Principle
if
Example
4
15
5
4
3
5
14
3
2
5
4
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5
10
5
6
5
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2
3
3
3
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1a
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Mid-Chapter Review
NEL 101 Powers and Polynomials
PRACTICE Questions
Lesson 2.1
1. Suppose you created models of
and that a and b are
different. How would the models of each pair be
alike and how would they be different?
a) a and b c)
b) d)
2. Draw a diagram or make a model to represent
each of the following:
a) b) 3y c)
3. The area of this square is .
a) Estimate the length of the side of the square.
b) Represent the exact side length
using the square root sign.
c) Use a calculator to determine
the squares side length to
two decimal places.
Lesson 2.2
4. Simplify.
a) c) e)
b) d) f )
5. Simplify.
a) c)
b) d)
6. Simplify.
a) c) e)
b) d) f )
1x
5
2 1y
6
2
1x
3
2 1y2
1n
3
2 1n
2
2
n
1y
3
2 1y
6
2
1ab
7
2 1a
3
2 1b
4
2
1m
6
2
1m
5
2
1x
2
2 1x
6
2
10.0122
3
10.0122
a
2
5
b
13
a
2
5
b
7
13.12
8
13.12
2
a
5
7
b
3
a
5
7
b
6
17
3
2 12
6
2
17
2
2 12
5
2
17
3
2 17
6
2
7
122
3
12
7
2
17
3
2 12
6
2 17
2
2 12
5
2
15
6
2
15
2
2
15
3
2 15
6
2
72 m
2
y
3
13y2
2
a
2
and a
3
a
2
and b
2
a
3
and b
3
a, b, a
2
, b
2
, a
3
, and b
3
7. Simplify.
a) c)
b) d)
8. Explain why the bases must be the same to apply
the exponent principle when multiplying powers.
9. The diameter of the Earth is about .
The diameter of the Sun is about .
About how many Earths could you line up
along the Suns diameter?
Lesson 2.3
10. Simplify:
a) c)
b) d)
11. Express each of the following numbers with the
base indicated:
a) with a base of 2
b) with a base of 9
c) with a base of 3
d) with a base of 10
12. Simplify.
a) c)
b) d)
13. Explain why each of the following simplifies to :
a) c)
b) d)
14. Determine a simplified
expression for the
surface area and volume
of this cube. The length
of each side is cm. 2
5
1x
9
2
4
1x
6
2
6
1x
3
2
12
1x
2
2
18
x
36
1m
3
2
4
12x
2
2
7
2
5
1m
3
2
3
1x
3
2
2
1x
3
2
4
1x
5
2
4
1m
3
2
4
12x
3
2
7
1m
3
2
4
1x
3
2
7
15
3
2
5
15
4
2
4
100
15
81
2
81
2
32
3
c a
8
5
b
3
d
4
1x
3
2
4
12x
3
2
7
15
3
2
5
1.4 10
6
km
1.3 10
4
km
16
3
2 1q
5
2 1q
2
2
6q
4
15
3
2 1

y
3
2 15
3
2 1

y
6
2
14
4
2 1m
6
2
14m2
12
3
2 1x
2
2 12
2
2 1x
5
2
2
5
cm
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