Chapter 1 : Indices, surds and logarithms

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INDICES, SURDS & LOGARITHMS

1 Find the value of:

2
a) 2713

1
b) (0.49)−2

3
c) 2564 × 8−1

1 1
d) (1252 ÷ 25−4 )2

2 Simplify: (Part 1)
3
𝑥𝑦 −2
a) ( )
4𝑤
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b) (𝑚3 𝑛−3 )4 (7𝑚−1 𝑛4 )2

1
64 3 𝑝8 𝑞−5 𝑟 2
c) 2
325 𝑝−5 𝑞𝑟 3

3 Simplify: (Part 2)
3 5
−
𝑝 2 ×𝑝4
a) (𝑝6 )−3
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𝑐 5 𝑑6 −4 2
b) [( ) ]
𝑒4

1
−
(7−𝑥) 6
c) −
8
(7−𝑥) 3

4 Rationalise the denominators & simplify:

3
a)
√5

√2
b)
√3
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5√63
c)
6√12

5 Simplify the following by rationalising & denominators.

20√3
a)
√5

1
b)
√11

2√3
c)
5√7
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6 Simplify the following expressions:

a) (3 − 2√2)(2 + 3√2)

b) 8√5 + 2√20 − √80

7+√7
c)
7−√7
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7 Express the following as a single fraction:

1 1
a) +
√6+1 √6−1

5+√3 5−√3
b) +
5−√3 5+√3

8 Find the value of the following:

a) 4 log 2 + log 25 − log 4

1
b) log 6 36 − log 6 + log 6 6
6
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9 Express each of the following as a single logarithm.

3
a) log a + log b
4

b) log 2 (m + 3) − log 2 (m2 − 9)

7
c) (log p q + 3log p r)
9

10 Given 𝑚 = 1 − √3.

a) Express 𝑚3 in the form of 𝑝(𝑞 + 𝑟√3) where p, q and r are integers. Hence,
state the values of p, q and r.

𝑚3 4
b) By using the result in (a), find the exact value of − .
2 𝑚3