ICSE-VIII-Mathematics

02: Exponents (Powers) Class 8 Maths

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  • #1
    Compute: (i) 18 × 30 × 53 × 22 (ii) (47)2 × (4-3)4 (iii) (2-9 ÷ 2-11)3 (iv) (2/3)-4 × (27/8)-2 (ix) 90 × 4-1 ÷ 2-4 (v) (56/28)0 ÷ (2/5)3 × 16/25 (vi) (12)-2 × 33 (vii) (-5)4 × (-5)6 ÷ (-5)9 (viii) (-1/3)4 ÷ (-1/3)8 × (-1/3)5 (x) (625)-3/4 (xi) (27)/64)-2/3 (xii) (1/32)-2/5 (xiii) (125)-2/3 ÷ (8)2/3 (xiv) (243)2/5 ÷ (32)-2/5 (xv) (xvi) (27)2/3 ÷ (81/16)-1/4
    Ans : (i) 18 × 30 × 53 × 22
    = 1 × 1 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 2 × 2
    = 125 × 4
    = 500 (ii) (47)2 × (4-3)4
    = 414 × 4-12
    = 414-12= 42
    = 4 × 4
    = 16 (iii) (2-9 ÷ 2-11)3= (2-9/2-11)3
    = (2-9+11)3
    = (22)3= 26
    = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
    = 64 (iv) (2/3)-4 × (27/8)-2= (2/3)-4 × (33/23)-2
    = 2-4/3-4 × 3-6/2-6
    = 2-4/2-6 × 3-6/3-4
    = 2-4+6 × 1/3-4+6
    = 22/32
    = 4/9 (ix) 90 × 4-1 ÷ 2-4= 1 × 1/41 × 1/2-4
    = 1 × ¼ × 24= 1 × 1/22 × 24
    = 24-2= 22
    = 4 (v) (56/28)0 ÷ (2/5)3 × 16/25
    = 1 ÷ 23/53 × (2 × 2 × 2 × 2)/(5 × 5) [∵ (56/28)0 = 1]
    = 1 × 53/23 × 24/52= 53-2 × 24-3
    = 51 × 21= 10 (vi) (12)-2 × 33= (2 × 2 × 3)-2 × 33
    = (22 × 3)-2 × 33
    = 2-2×2 × 3-2 × 33
    = 2-4 × 3-2+3
    = 2-4 × 31
    = 3/24= 3/(2 × 2 × 2 × 2)
    = 3/16 (vii) (-5)4 × (-5)6 ÷ (-5)9
    = (5)4 × (-5)6 × 1/(-5)9
    = (-5)4+6-9
    = (-5)10-9
    = -5 (viii) (- 1/3)4 ÷ (- 1/3)8 × (- 1/3)5
    = (- 1/3)4 × 1/(- 1/3)8 × (- 1/3)5
    = (- 1/3)4+5-8
    = (- 1/3)9-8
    = - 1/3 (x) (625)-3/4= (5 × 5 × 5 × 5)-3/4
    = (54)-3/4
    = 54× -3/4
    = 5-3= 1/53
    = 1/(5 × 5 × 5)
    = 1/125 (xi) (27/64)-2/3= [(33)/(43)]-2/3
    = (33× -2/3)/(43× -2/3)
    = 3-2/4-2
    = 42/32= (4 × 4)/(3 × 3)= 16/9
    = 1 7/9 (xii) (1/32)-2/5
    = (1/2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2)2/5
    = (1/25)-2/5
    = 1/(25× -2/5)
    = 1/(2-2)
    = 22
    = 4 (xiii) (125)-2/3 ÷ (8)2/3= (53)-2/3 ÷ (23)2/3
    = 5-2/3×3 ÷ 22/3
    = 5-2 ÷ 22= 1/52 × 1/22
    = 1/25 × ¼= 1/100 (xiv) (243)2/5 ÷ (32)-2/5
    = (3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3)2/5 ÷ (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2)-2/5
    = (35)2/5 ÷ (25)-2/5
    = 32/5 ÷ 22/5 ×5= 32 ÷ 2-2
    = 32 × 1/(2-2)= 32 × 2+2
    = 3 × 3 × 2 × 2
    = 36 (xv) (-3)4 - (∜3)0 × (-2)5 ÷ (64)2/3
    = (-3 × -3 × -3 × -3)
    = -1 × -2 × -2 × -2 × -2 ÷ (26)2/3
    Note: (∜(3)0 = 1
    = 34 + (2)5 ÷ 22/3
    = 34 + 25 ÷ 24= 34 + 25/24= 34 + 25-4 = 34 + 2= 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 + 2
    = 81 + 2= 83 (xvi) (27)2/3 ÷ (81/16)-1/4 = (33)2/3 ÷ (34/24)-1/4
    = 32/3 ÷ (31/4 ×4)/(21/4 ×4)= 32 ÷ 3-1/2-1
    = 32 × 2-1/3-1
    = 32+1 × 2-1= 32× 1/(2+1)
    = (3 × 3 × 3)/2= 27/2= 13 ½
  • #1-i
    18 × 30 × 53 × 22
    Ans : 18 × 30 × 53 × 22
    = 1 × 1 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 2 × 2
    = 125 × 4
    = 500
  • #1-ii
    (47)2 × (4-3)4
    Ans : (47)2 × (4-3)4
    = 414 × 4-12
    = 414-12= 42
    = 4 × 4
    = 16
  • #1-iii
    (2-9 ÷ 2-11)3
    Ans : (2-9 ÷ 2-11)3= (2-9/2-11)3
    = (2-9+11)3
    = (22)3= 26
    = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
    = 64
  • #1-iv
    (2/3)-4 × (27/8)-2
    Ans : (2/3)-4 × (27/8)-2= (2/3)-4 × (33/23)-2
    = 2-4/3-4 × 3-6/2-6
    = 2-4/2-6 × 3-6/3-4
    = 2-4+6 × 1/3-4+6
    = 22/32
    = 4/9
  • #1-ix
    90 × 4-1 ÷ 2-4
    Ans : 90 × 4-1 ÷ 2-4= 1 × 1/41 × 1/2-4
    = 1 × ¼ × 24= 1 × 1/22 × 24
    = 24-2= 22
    = 4
  • #1-v
    (56/28)0 ÷ (2/5)3 × 16/25
    Ans : (56/28)0 ÷ (2/5)3 × 16/25
    = 1 ÷ 23/53 × (2 × 2 × 2 × 2)/(5 × 5) [∵ (56/28)0 = 1]
    = 1 × 53/23 × 24/52= 53-2 × 24-3
    = 51 × 21= 10
  • #1-vi
    (12)-2 × 33
    Ans : (12)-2 × 33= (2 × 2 × 3)-2 × 33
    = (22 × 3)-2 × 33
    = 2-2×2 × 3-2 × 33
    = 2-4 × 3-2+3
    = 2-4 × 31
    = 3/24= 3/(2 × 2 × 2 × 2)
    = 3/16
  • #1-vii
    (-5)4 × (-5)6 ÷ (-5)9
    Ans : (-5)4 × (-5)6 ÷ (-5)9
    = (5)4 × (-5)6 × 1/(-5)9
    = (-5)4+6-9
    = (-5)10-9
    = -5
  • #1-viii
    (-1/3)4 ÷ (-1/3)8 × (-1/3)5
    Ans : (- 1/3)4 ÷ (- 1/3)8 × (- 1/3)5
    = (- 1/3)4 × 1/(- 1/3)8 × (- 1/3)5
    = (- 1/3)4+5-8
    = (- 1/3)9-8
    = - 1/3
  • #1-x
    (625)-3/4
    Ans : (625)-3/4= (5 × 5 × 5 × 5)-3/4
    = (54)-3/4
    = 54× -3/4
    = 5-3= 1/53
    = 1/(5 × 5 × 5)
    = 1/125
  • #1-xi
    (27)/64)-2/3
    Ans : (27/64)-2/3= [(33)/(43)]-2/3
    = (33× -2/3)/(43× -2/3)
    = 3-2/4-2
    = 42/32= (4 × 4)/(3 × 3)= 16/9
    = 1 7/9
  • #1-xii
    (1/32)-2/5
    Ans : (1/32)-2/5
    = (1/2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2)2/5
    = (1/25)-2/5
    = 1/(25× -2/5)
    = 1/(2-2)
    = 22
    = 4
  • #1-xiii
    (125)-2/3 ÷ (8)2/3
    Ans : (125)-2/3 ÷ (8)2/3= (53)-2/3 ÷ (23)2/3
    = 5-2/3×3 ÷ 22/3
    = 5-2 ÷ 22= 1/52 × 1/22
    = 1/25 × ¼= 1/100
  • #1-xiv
    (243)2/5 ÷ (32)-2/5
    Ans : (243)2/5 ÷ (32)-2/5
    = (3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3)2/5 ÷ (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2)-2/5
    = (35)2/5 ÷ (25)-2/5
    = 32/5 ÷ 22/5 ×5= 32 ÷ 2-2
    = 32 × 1/(2-2)= 32 × 2+2
    = 3 × 3 × 2 × 2
    = 36