Tutorial Powers - B BBA3274 Quantitative Method For Business
Tutorial Powers - B BBA3274 Quantitative Method For Business
Tutorial Powers - B BBA3274 Quantitative Method For Business
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Tutorial POWER - B
Powers
Solve the following using your knowledge of the rules for dealing with powers.
1. a. t3 x t 4 =t(3+4) =t7
b. m2 x m = 𝑚 (2+1) = 𝑚3 10
c. 3x2 x 2x5 = (3 × 2) × 𝑥 (2+5) = 6𝑥 7
d. 5p x 3p4 = (5 × 3) × 𝑥 (1+4) = 15𝑥 5
e. 7m3 x 4m = (7 × 4) × 𝑚(3+1) = 28𝑚4
f. 3w x 4w2 = (3 × 4) × 𝑤 (1+2) = 12 𝑤 3
2. a. x7 ÷ x3 =x(7-3) =x4
b. p6 ÷ p4 = 𝑃(6−4) = 𝑃2
c. 8d3 ÷ 2d = 4𝑑(3−2) = 4𝑑2
d. 6m4 ÷ 3m3 = 3𝑚(4−3) = 2𝑚
e. 12c3 ÷ 6c3 = 2𝑐 (3−3) = 2𝑐 0 = 2 (∵ 𝑐 0 = 1)
9
f. 9m4 ÷ 6m3 =6 × 𝑚(4−3) = 1.4𝑚
3. a. 3 8 ÷ 35 =3(8-5) =33 = 27
b. 29 ÷ 27 =2(9−7) = 22 = 4
c. 103 ÷ 102 =10(3−2) = 101 = 10
d. 109 ÷ 103 =10(9−3) = 106 = 1,000,000
e. 77 ÷ 76 =7(6−6) = 71 = 7
f. 198 ÷ 197 =19(8−7) = 191 = 19
1
c. x-4 =
𝑥4
1 1
d. m-1 =𝑚1 = 𝑚
4
e. 4g-2 = 𝑔2
5
f. 5m-2 = 𝑚2
1 1 1
g. (2t)-3 = (2𝑡)3 = 23 × 𝑡 3 = 8
𝑡3
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1 −4 1
h. 2
𝑡 = 2𝑡 4
5.
6 2
a. 6m ÷3m2 =3 𝑚(1−2) = 2𝑚−1 = 𝑚
8 4 4
b. 8t2 ÷ 6t5 =6 𝑡 2−5 = 3 𝑡 −3 = 3𝑡 3
9 3 3
c. 9x3 ÷ 6x4 = 𝑥 3−4 = 𝑥 −1 =
6 2 2𝑥
𝑐
d. cd3 ÷ d5 = 𝑐𝑑3−5 = 𝑐𝑑−2 = 𝑑2
3𝑎
f. 3ab ÷ b2 = 3𝑎𝑏1−2 = 3𝑎𝑏 −1 = 𝑏
9 9 9
g. 9q2 ÷ 5q3 = 5 𝑞 2−3 = 5 9−1 = 5𝑞
12 𝑚2−1 2𝑚
h. 12m2 ÷ 6mp = =
6 𝑝 𝑝
3 3 3
i. 3x ÷ 4x = 𝑥 1−1 = 𝑥 0 =
4 4 4
15
j. 15x2 ÷ 3x2 = 3 𝑥 2−2 = 5𝑥 0 = 5
4 4 4
k.
4t2 ÷ 3t-1 = 3 𝑡 2−(−1) = 3 𝑡 2+1 = 3 𝑡 3
5 5 5 5
l. 5t-1 ÷ 2t-1 =2 𝑡 −1−(−1) = 2 𝑡 −1+1 = 2 𝑡 0 = 2