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Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Exponents and Powers

Maths worksheets lesson 57: Exponents and powers · Set 86 · 40 sums
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The method (Same base, work the powers): aᵐ × aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ, aᵐ ÷ aⁿ = aᵐ⁻ⁿ, (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ, a⁰ = 1. a⁻ⁿ = 1/aⁿ, and (a/b)⁻ⁿ = (b/a)ⁿ. Standard form: one digit before the point × a power of 10 — 4500000 = 4.5 × 10⁶. × 10⁻ⁿ moves the decimal point n places to the left: 2.5 × 10⁻³ = 0.0025.

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  1. 1.What is the value of 5⁶? =
  2. 2.Write (6⁵)⁴ as a single power 6ⁿ. What is n?
  3. 3.4.2 × 10⁶ =
  4. 4.What is the value of 5⁵? =
  5. 5.Write 3.4 × 10⁻² as a decimal. =
  6. 6.Write 2² × 2² as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?
  7. 7.What is the value of 2⁶ × 2⁻¹? =
  8. 8.What is the value of (1/2)⁻²? =
  9. 9.8.3 × 10⁵ =
  10. 10.8.2 × 10⁵ =
  11. 11.What is the value of 4⁻⁴ (as a fraction)? =
  12. 12.Write 22,000 in standard form as 2.2 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  13. 13.What is the value of 2⁻¹ (as a fraction)? =
  14. 14.What is the value of 7⁵? =
  15. 15.What is the value of 3⁵ × 3⁻¹? =
  16. 16.Write 2³ × 2⁷ as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?
  17. 17.What is the value of (1/8)⁻¹? =
  18. 18.9.1 × 10³ =
  19. 19.What is the value of 6⁻¹ (as a fraction)? =
  20. 20.What is the value of 2⁻⁶ (as a fraction)? =
  21. 21.Write 8.1 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  22. 22.1.6 × 10⁷ =
  23. 23.3.4 × 10² =
  24. 24.What is the value of 2⁵ × 2⁻¹? =
  25. 25.What is the value of 2⁶? =
  26. 26.1.1 × 10³ =
  27. 27.Write 2,000 in standard form as 2 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  28. 28.Write 7.2 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  29. 29.What is the value of 5⁴ × 5⁻³? =
  30. 30.What is the value of (5/8)⁻¹? =
  31. 31.Write 2,800 in standard form as 2.8 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  32. 32.8.2 × 10³ =
  33. 33.What is the value of 3⁵ × 3⁻⁴? =
  34. 34.What is the value of 2⁹? =
  35. 35.What is the value of (4/9)⁻¹? =
  36. 36.Write 4¹² ÷ 4³ as a single power 4ⁿ. What is n?
  37. 37.Write 9⁹ ÷ 9⁶ as a single power 9ⁿ. What is n?
  38. 38.What is the value of (1/7)⁻¹? =
  39. 39.What is the value of 8³? =
  40. 40.Write 5.2 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =

Answer key

  1. 15625
  2. 20
  3. 4200000
  4. 3125
  5. 0.034
  6. 4
  7. 32
  8. 4
  9. 830000
  10. 820000
  11. 1/256
  12. 4
  13. 1/2
  14. 16807
  15. 81
  16. 10
  17. 8
  18. 9100
  19. 1/6
  20. 1/64
  21. 0.00081
  22. 16000000
  23. 340
  24. 16
  25. 64
  26. 1100
  27. 3
  28. 0.00072
  29. 5
  30. 8/5
  31. 3
  32. 8200
  33. 3
  34. 512
  35. 9/4
  36. 9
  37. 3
  38. 7
  39. 512
  40. 0.52

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