Worksheet on Powers of Literal Numbers

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Free Printable Worksheet on Powers of Literal Numbers

I. Write each of the following in the exponential form:
(i) c × c × c × c × c
(ii) 5 × c × b × z × z × z
(iii) m × 12 × n × b × z
(iv) m× n × p × q × n × 55
(v) 230 × b × c × c × b
(vi) m × m × n × n × n × 280

Solution:

(i) Given c × c × c × c × c
Here c has written as 5 times.
It can be written as an exponent of 5.
c × c × c × c × c=c5
(ii) Given 5 × c × b × z × z × z
Here 5 is written ‘1’ time.
c has written ‘1’ time.
b has written ‘1’ time.
z has written 3 times.
5 × c × b × z × z × z=5cbz3
(iii) m × 12 × n × b × z
Here m is written ‘1’ time.
12 has written ‘1’ time.
n,b, and Z are written 1 time.
m × 12 × n × b × z=12mnbz

(iv) m× n × p × q × n × 55
Here m is written ‘1’ time.
n has written 2 times.
p,q,55 are written 1 time.
m× n × p × q × n × 55 =55pqmn2
(v) 230 × b × c × c × b
Here 230 is written ‘1’time.
b has written 2 times.
c has written 2 times.
230 × b × c × c × b= 230b2c2

(vi) m × m × n × n × n × 280
Here m is written 2 times.
n has written 3 times.
280 has written ‘1’ time.
m × m × n × n × n × 280=280m2n3


II. Convert each of the following exponential form to (expanded) product form:
(i) y3z2
(ii) p2q3r5
(iii) 5khb2
(iv) 18c3d4h5
(v) 25ab2cd3

Solution:

(i) y3z2
y3 is written in expanded form as y × y × y.
z2 is written in expanded form as z × z.
y3z2= y × y × y × z × z.
(ii) p2q3r5
p2 is written in expanded form as p × p.
q3 is written in expanded form as q × q × q.
r5 is written in expanded form as r × r × r × r × r.
p2q3r5= p × p × q × q × q × r × r × r × r × r.
(iii) 5khb2
b2 is written in expanded form as b × b.
5,h,k is written only once.
5khb2= 5 × k ×h × b × b.
(iv) 18c3d4h5
c3 is written in expanded form as c × c × c.
d4 is written in expanded form as d × d × d × d.
h5 is written in expanded form as h × h × h × h × h.
18c3d4h5=18 × c × c × c × d × d × d × d × h × h × h × h × h.
(v) 25ab2cd3
25, a, c are written once.
b2 is written in expanded form as b × b.
d3 is written in expanded form as d × d × d.
25ab2cd3=25 × a × b × b × c × d × d × d.


III. Write each of the following in product form:
(i) 3p2q4r
(ii) 73b4c2z3
(iii) a4b3c2
(iv) 7p2q3r4
(v) 17ac2dy3

Solution:

(i) Given 3p2q4r
p2=p × p
q4=q × q × q × q
3p2q4r is written in product form as 3 × p × p × q × q × q × q × r.

(ii) Given 73b4c2z3
b4= b × b × b × b
c2= c × c
z3= z × z × z
73b4c2z3 is written in product form as 73 × b × b × b × b × c × c × z × z × z.
(iii) Given a4b3c2
a4= a × a × a × a
b3= b × b × b
c2 = c × c
a4b3c2 is written in product form as a × a × a × a × b × b × b × c × c
(iv)Given 7p2q3r4
p2= p × p
q3= q × q × q
r4= r × r × r × r
7p2q3r4 is written in product form as 7 × p × p × q × q × q × r × r × r × r.
(v) Given 17ac2dy3
c2= c × c
y3= y × y × y
17ac2dy3=17 × a × c × c × d × y × y × y.


IV. Write each of the following products in index (exponential) form:
(i) p × p × p × p x a × a × b × b × b
(ii) 10 × a × a × b × b × b × c
(iii) c × c × c × c × ..… 8 times d × d × d × d × ..… 8 times.
(iv) a × a × a × ..… 15 times b × b × b × ..… 7 times c × c × c× ..… 20 times.
(v) 5 × a × a × a ×…6 times  b × b × b

Solution:

(i) Given p × p × p × p x a × a × b × b × b
Here P is written 4 times. It can be written as an exponent of 4.
p × p × p × p=p4
a was written 2 times. It can be written as an exponent of 2.
a × a=a2
b was written 3 times. It can be written as an exponent of 3.
b × b × b=b3
p × p × p × p x a × a × b × b × b in exponential form is p4a2b3.
(ii) Given 10 × a × a × b × b × b × c
Here a is written 2 times. It can be written as an exponent of 2.
a × a=a2
b was written 3 times. It can be written as an exponent of 3.
b × b × b=b3
10 × a × a × b × b × b × c=10a2b3c.
(iii) Given c × c × c × c × ..… 8 times d × d × d × d × ..… 8 times.
c was written 8 times. It can be written as an exponent of 8.
c × c × c × c × ..… 8 times=c8
d was written 8 times. It can be written as an exponent of 8.
d × d × d × d × ..… 8 times=d8
c × c × c × c × ..… 8 times d × d × d × d × ..… 8 times=c8d8.
(iv) Given a × a × a × ..… 10 times b × b × b × ..… 7 times c × c × c × ..… 14 times.
a was written 10 times. It can be written as an exponent of 10.
a × a × a × ..… 10 times=a10.
b was written 7 times. It can be written as an exponent of 7.
b × b × b × ..… 7 times=b7.
c was written 14 times. It can be written as an exponent of 14.
a × a × a × ..… 10 times b × b × b × ..… 7 times c × c × c × ..… 14 times=a10b7c14.
(v) Given 5 × a × a × a ×…6 times b × b × b
a was written 6 times. It can be written as an exponent of 6.
a × a × a ×…6 times=a6
b was written 3 times. It can be written as an exponent of 3.
b × b × b=b3
5 × a × a × a ×…6 times b × b × b=5a6b3


V. State whether true or false:
(i) m × m × m × m × m × m = m6
(ii) 5 × 2 × a × a × b × b = 52a2b2
(iii) 3 × 7 × b × b × c × c × c = 33b2c3
(iv) k × l × k × l × k × l = k3l3
(v) m × n × 10 × p × q × q× p = 10mnp2q2
(vi) a × a × a × b × b × b × c × c=a3b3c2
(vii) 6 × a × a × b × b × b × c × c=6a2b3c2

Solution:

(i) true
(ii) false
(iii) false
(iv) true
(v) true
(vi) true
(vii) true


 

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