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    Indices Classwork: G8 - Law of Indices - Introduction 2022

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    This document provides a series of problems involving simplifying expressions with indices/exponents. It begins with 5 parts: Part A asks to simplify expressions in power form. Part B simplifies expressions involving negative integers and powers. Part C simplifies expressions by making all bases the same. Part D solves for x in expressions where powers are set equal by converting them to the same base. The document provides examples for parts C and D. It contains 6 problems for each part, totaling 24 simplification and equation problems involving exponents.

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    Indices Classwork: G8 - Law of Indices - Introduction 2022

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    This document provides a series of problems involving simplifying expressions with indices/exponents. It begins with 5 parts: Part A asks to simplify expressions in power form. Part B simplifies expressions involving negative integers and powers. Part C simplifies expressions by making all bases the same. Part D solves for x in expressions where powers are set equal by converting them to the same base. The document provides examples for parts C and D. It contains 6 problems for each part, totaling 24 simplification and equation problems involving exponents.

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    This document provides a series of problems involving simplifying expressions with indices/exponents. It begins with 5 parts: Part A asks to simplify expressions in power form. Part B simplifies expressions involving negative integers and powers. Part C simplifies expressions by making all bases the same. Part D solves for x in expressions where powers are set equal by converting them to the same base. The document provides examples for parts C and D. It contains 6 problems for each part, totaling 24 simplification and equation problems involving exponents.

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    Indices Classwork: G8 - Law of Indices - Introduction 2022

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    G8 – LAW OF INDICES – INTRODUCTION ~ 2022

    Indices Classwork
    Part A – Simplify the following (leaving your Part C
    answers in power form)
    Simplify these expressions by making the
    2
    1. 3 × 3 3 3^5
    _______________ bases of all power expressions the same
    (hint: use the base all numbers are a power
    48 of, e.g. 9 and 27 are both powers of 3).
    2. 45
    4^3
    _______________
    Example: 32 × 94 = 32 × (32 )4 =
    𝑥
    3. 7 × 7 3 7^x + 3
    _______________ 32 × 38 = 310

    4. (23 )8 2^24
    _______________
    3^6
    1. 31 × 91 × 271 _______________

    23𝑥 2. 43 × 23 2^9
    _______________
    5. 2
    2^3x -1
    _______________

    3. 83 × 410 2^29
    _______________
    6. 5 0 1
    _______________

    Part B – Simplify the following (dealing with 4. 162 × 82 × 4 2^16


    _______________
    negative integers where appropriate)
    1253
    5. × 53 5^8
    _______________
    1. (6−2 )3 6^-6
    _______________ 252

    49
    2.
    (67 )2
    6^10
    _______________ 6. 16
    4^7
    _______________
    64

    3.
    59 5^-12
    _______________
    Part D
    (5−7 )3
    By using the approach above of converting
    52
    57 × 3 power expressions to the same base, solve
    4. 5
    (54 )1
    5^2
    _______________
    for x. (Note that when 𝒂𝒃 = 𝒂𝒄 then 𝒃 = 𝒄
    3 2 and vice versa, e.g. if 𝟐𝒙 = 𝟐𝟑 then 𝒙 = 𝟑).
    88
    5. ((84 ) ) 8^24
    _______________
    Example: Solve 9𝑥 = 36
    2𝑥 3 (32 )𝑥 = 36 , 𝑠𝑜 32𝑥 = 36 . 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 2𝑥 =
    6. (23𝑥 ) 1/64^x
    _______________
    6, 𝑠𝑜 𝑥 = 3.

    1. 16𝑥 = 264 x = 14
    _____________

    2. 8𝑥 = 46 x=4
    _____________

    3. 27𝑥 = 32𝑥+1 x=1


    _____________

    x = 2.5
    4. 42𝑥+1 = 82𝑥−1 _____________

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