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Algebra Worksheet 4 Indices, surds, logs

1. Simplify the following:


a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

37 .10 7
2 5 .6.15 6
27 2 .42 6
9 4 .14 3 .213 .24
(a b) n (a b) n1
( a2 b2 ) n
cn1 . cn 3 . cn5
cn 2 . c2 n8
48 n 2 .63 2 n1
(3n 3 ) 3 .7 2 n .16 n1

2. Express

1
32

f)
g)
h)

1 3x
e
ex
25
25 2 7
xn 2 xn1 xn 2
xn 2 xn 3

Solve for x
i) 9 x1 33 x5
j)

16 5 x 8 x 2

as a power of 4

3. Expand:
a)

5 ( 10

4. Simplify

b) (4 5 3 2 )( 4 5 3 2 )

25 )

12 18

5. Rationalise:
a)

c)

3 5
1
1

d)
7 3
7 3

5 3
1
b)
5 2

6. Prove

2 log 2 7 2 log 2 4 log 2 98 3

7. Write as a single logarithm


a)

3
2
log 25 log 125
2
3

8. Simplify:
9.
a)
b)
c)

b)

1
1
log 14 log 127
2
3

1
1
1
log log
x
y
z
log x log y log z

log

Solve for x:

log x log 3 log 6

d) 7 2 x 3 15
e) 12 3x2 6 2x1

log( x 3) log x log 3

4 x5 x 80

Delta; p8: Exercise 1.15, p104: Exercise 8.4

Surds basics

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Algebra Worksheet 4 Indices, surds, logs


1. Add and subtract these surds.
a) 2 3 2 4 2 2 2
b) 28 63 112 175
c) 27 12 20 45
d) 80 45 96 54
2. Multiply these surds.
a) 2 5 3 2
b) 3 12 2 30
c) 5 6 2 18
d) 4 21 5 28
3. Expand and simplify these expressions.
a) 2 3 2 5 6
b) 3 3 2 3 5
c) 2 3 5 2 3 5
2
d) 3 4 2
4. Write these expressions with rational denominators.
3
a)
2 5
2
b)
3 2
2
c)
3 5
3
d)
32
3
e)
52 3
2
f)
3 2 3
5. Solve these surd equations.
a)
x3
b) 12 x 5
c) x 3 x
d) 2 x 6 x 2
e) 2x 1 3x11
f)
3x 4 2x 1 7
Delta Exercise 7.3,

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