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The Laws of Exponents (Grade 8)
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer.

  1. 1
    Simplify: 34 × 33
    (2)
  2. 2
    Simplify: 78 ÷ 75
    (2)
  3. 3
    Simplify: (53)2
    (2)
  4. 4
    Simplify: (3y)4
    (2)
  5. 5
    Calculate: 120
    (2)
  6. 6
    Simplify: x5 × x2
    (2)
  7. 7
    Simplify: (22 × 25) ÷ 23
    (2)
  8. 8
    Simplify: (a3)2 × a
    (2)
TOTAL: 16 marks
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