Holiday Homework

Class 9
Indices and surds Worksheet A
1 Simplify the following.

a 54 b 2 32

c 28 12
6 d
25

2 Simplify the following.

a 7 23 2 b 9 3 3 6  6 3 2 6

c 8 5 20 d 5 12  4 27  3 75

3 Simplify the following.

a 6 7 b 15  3


 18 12
c 3 5  10 d
6 2

4 Expand and simplify the following.

b
a

d
c

5 Expand and simplify the following.

b
a

c d
6 Rationalise the denominator in the following.
3
a b
2 3
2 5

3 5 1 2
c d
4 6 10
Chapter 3 Indices and surds
Worksheet B
1 Simplify the following using the index laws.

a m6  m2 b 2s3t 2  4s2t

c
a  5b 
5 2
2
d 3

e 12x25 y 3 f
3x y  2x 3 3
 
 3y 

2 Evaluate using the zero power.

0
a 7m0 b 6x 0  4 x

3 Express each using positive indices.

8
a x3 b
y4
 c 5a2b3

4 Simplify the following and express your answers using positive indices.
6 3
mn4   m2 2  3 2  2a3b 
3

a   3  b 4a
 2 4    2 
m2n 3n
  b c   c 

5 Write each of these numbers as a basic numeral.

a 7.905  104 b 3.8  105

6 Write each of these numbers using scientific notation.

a 5 160 000 b 0.00402

7 Express the following in index form.

a 5 b 3 3

c 3
9x2 d 25 x4
8 Express the following in surd form.
1 2

a 74 b 35

9 Evaluate the following without a calculator.

1 1
a 325 b 27
3

10 Solve for x in each of the following.

a 2 x  16 b 52x1  125x

11 Define variables and form exponential rules for the following situations.

a $400 000 is invested at 16% per annum.

b The contents of a leaking water tank, initially 800 litres, is decreasing at a

rate of 4% per hour.
12 The value of a house purchased for $600 000 is expected to grow by 12% per year.
Let $V be the value of the house after t years.

a Write a rule connecting V and t.

b Use your rule to find the expected value of the house after the following
number of years. Round to the nearest dollar.

i 2 years

ii 10 years

c Use trial and error to estimate when the house will be worth $1 million.
Round to one decimal place.
Chapter 3 Indices and surds

Worksheet A answers

1 a 3 6 b 8 2 c 7 d 2 3
3 5
2 a 4 2 b 3 35 6 c 6 5 d 7 3
3 a 42 b 5 c 15 2 d 3 6
4 a 3 10  2 5 b 24 2  36 c 75 d 37 10
5
5 a 27  8 b 57 12 15 c 33 d 13
11
3 2 2 15 30 10  2 5
6 a 2 b 5 c 8 d 10

Worksheet B answers

a 4 5 3 10
1 m b 8s t c a 9
8x
d 25b6 e 4 x3y2 f
27y3
2 a 7 b 5
1 5a2
b 8y 4
c
3 a
x2m
3 9
b3
2a3b
4 a b
3n7 c
2

5 a 79 050 b 0.000 038

6 a 5.16 106 b 4.02
103
1 3 1 2 4
7 a b c d 2x 5
52 32 93 x 3
8 a 4
7 b 5
9 or 3
5


2

1
9 a 2 b
3
10 a x4 b x1
11 a A = amount of money at any time, n = number of years of investment,
A  400 000 1.16n
b A = litres in tank at any time, n = number of hours elapsed, A  800 
12 a 0.96n
V  600 000 1.12t
b i $752 640 ii $1 863 509
c 4.5 years