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Indices Past Edexcel Exam Questions: C Studywell Publications Ltd. 2015

The document contains 12 questions about indices from past Edexcel exam papers. The questions involve writing values of expressions with indices, simplifying expressions with indices, and evaluating expressions with indices. The solutions are provided for each question.

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Indices Past Edexcel Exam Questions: C Studywell Publications Ltd. 2015

The document contains 12 questions about indices from past Edexcel exam papers. The questions involve writing values of expressions with indices, simplifying expressions with indices, and evaluating expressions with indices. The solutions are provided for each question.

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Indices Questions

Indices Past Edexcel Exam Questions

1
1. (a) Write down the value of 16 2 . [1]
− 32
(b) Find the value of 16 . [2]
Question 1 - Jan 2005

1
2. (a) Write down the value of 8 3 . [1]
− 23
(b) Find the value of 8 . [2]
Question 1 - May 2005

4
3. (a) Find the value of 8 3 . [2]
4
15x 3
(b) Simplify 3x
. [2]
Question 2 - May 2007

1
4. (a) Write down the value of 16 4 . [1]
3
(b) Simplify (16x12 ) . 4
[2]
Question 2 - Jan 2008

1
5. (a) Write down the value of 125 3 . [1]
− 23
(b) Find the value of 125 . [2]
Question 1 - Jan 2009

√
6. Given that 32 2 = 2a , find the value of a. [3]
Question 2 - Jun 2009

1
7. (a) Find the value of 16− 4 . [2]
1 4

(b) Simplify x 2x− 4 . [2]
Question 1 - Jan 2011

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8. Find the value of


1
(a) 25 2 . [1]
3
(b) 25− 2 . [2]

Question 1 - Jun 2011

3
9. (a) Evaluate (32) 5 , giving your answer as an integer. [2]
4 − 21
(b) Simplify fully 25x 4
. [2]
Question 2 - Jun 2012

10. Express 82x+3 in the form 2y , stating y in terms of x. [2]


Question 2 - Jan 2013

5
11. (a) Find the value of 8 3 . [2]
1 3
2x 2
(b) Simplify fully 4x2
. [3]
Question 3 - May 2013

1
12. (a) Write down the value of 32 5 . [1]
− 25
(b) Simplify fully (32x5 ) . [3]
Question 2 - May 2014

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Solutions

1. (a) 4
1
(b) 64

2. (a) 2
1
(b) 4

3. (a) 16
1
(b) 5x 3

4. (a) 2
(b) 8x9

5. (a) 5
1
(b) 25

11
6. 2

1
7. (a) 2

(b) 16

8. (a) 5
1
(b) 125

9. (a) 8
2
(b) 5x2

10. 26x+9 , y = 6x + 9

11. (a) 32
1
(b) 2x− 2

12. (a) 2
1 −2
(b) 4
x

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