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MCR3U0/E Review of Powers, Exponents, Factoring, R.E.'S and Pascal

This document provides a review of various mathematical concepts including powers, exponents, factoring, rational expressions, and Pascal's triangle. It contains 11 problems covering evaluating expressions, simplifying using exponent laws, solving equations, modeling population growth with exponents, radioactive decay, factoring polynomials, simplifying rational expressions, and working with binomial expansions. The answers to the problems are provided.

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MCR3U0/E Review of Powers, Exponents, Factoring, R.E.'S and Pascal

This document provides a review of various mathematical concepts including powers, exponents, factoring, rational expressions, and Pascal's triangle. It contains 11 problems covering evaluating expressions, simplifying using exponent laws, solving equations, modeling population growth with exponents, radioactive decay, factoring polynomials, simplifying rational expressions, and working with binomial expansions. The answers to the problems are provided.

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MCR3U0/E

REVIEW OF POWERS, EXPONENTS, FACTORING, R.E.S AND PASCAL


1. Evaluate. Answers should be expressed as fractions in lowest terms:

a)

1
4

e) 81 27

2
3

f)

d)

2 1
g) 2
2 2 3

1
2

8 3 27 3 64 3

0.75

81

16

c) 16 4

b) 810.5

h)

70
2

2 3

2. Simplify using exponent laws:


a) 4m n
3

y n 1
x 3m 1 y n

d)

g)

3m

5 3

2m

8m 3 n

5
3

6 3

b)

4x

3x
6x y
y2

2m

2 2

y9

e) 8c 2 d 6

2
3

h)

c) 4 3n 1 2 n 5 16 n 1

9c
2
3

1
9 2

f)

32 x

y 2 18 x 2 y
4 xy 3

16 9
27 8
2mn

n 3

m n

m 3n
mn

3. Solve for x:
a) 3 x 1 82

b) 4 x 2 16

e) 3 2 x 1 5 29

f)

16

c) 8 x 2 16

2 x 3

g)

x2

16 x 3

d) 9 3 x 27

h) 7 3 4 x 1 0

4. A population of bunnies is initially 12. After 4 years there are 3072 bunnies.
a) What is the doubling period?
b) Write an expression to represent the number of bunnies present after t years.
c) How many bunnies will there be in 6 years?
5. Radon has a half-life of 25 days.
a) How much time does it take for a sample of 200 grams to decay to 12.5 grams?
b) How long would it take for a sample to decay to

1
of its original amount?
256

c) How long would it take for a sample to decay to 12.5% of its original amount?

6. After 20 minutes, an initial sample of 192 grams of a radioactive element decays to


6 grams. Determine the half-life of the element.
7. Factor fully.
a)
c)
e)
g)
i)

35m 3 n 3 21m 2 n 7 56m 2 n


3m 3 12m 2 12mn 3m 2 n

3x

b)
d)
f)
h)
j)

2 x 2 3x 8

x 2 2 3x 1 2

21x 2 10 x 1

4a 2 2a 5b 2a 5b 2a
3 x 2 16 xy 5 y 2

32m 4 1250n 4
xy x 3 y 3

36 60 x 25 x 2

8. Simplify and state restrictions.


a)

a 2 2a 8
a 2 a 12

d)

20a 4a 2 6a 6a 2

3a
5a 25

b)

x 2 6x 9
9x x 3

x 2 16 y 2
x 2 4 xy
x 2 4 xy

f)
x 2y
x 2 2 xy x 2 6 xy 8 y 2

h)

x
1
2
x 4 x 12 x 8 x 12
2

c)

2 x 2 5 xy 2 y 2
y 2 3 xy 2 x 2

e)

x 2 11x 28 x 2 9 x 14

x 2 12 x 32 x 2 6 x 16

g)

7m
4m

2m 10 3m 15

i)

x6
x5
2
x 11x 28 x 8 x 7
2

9. Expand, using Pascals triangle.


a) x y 5

c) 1 s 2

b) 2 x 1 4

10. Find the coefficient of x 3 in x 5 4 .


11. Find the coefficient of x 10 in 2 x 12 .
ANSWERS
1. a)

8
1
1
27
1
b)
c)
d)
e) 27 f) 3 g) 4 h)
27
9
8
8
16

2. a) 1728m15 n 33 b) 12 x 7 y 27 c) 2 3n 3 d) x 3 m 1 y 2 n 3 e)
h) 2

5mn

3n m

12d
c

2
3

1
e) x 2
2

3. a) x 4 b) x 0 0 c) x d) x

17
2

17
6

f)

12 y 3
m3
g)
x2
2n 3

9
8
g) x
8
3

f) x

h) x
t

4. a) 0.5 years b) N 12 2 0.5 c) 49152


5. a) 100 days b) 200 days c) 75 days
6. 4 minutes
7.a) 7m 2 n 5mn 2 3n 6 8 b) 2a 2a 1 2a 5b c) 3m m n m 4 d) 3 x y x 5 y
e) x 4 x 1 x 1 x 2 f) 2 2m 5n 2m 5n 4m 2 25n 2 g) 2 x 3 4 x 1
h) xy 1 xy 1 xy i) 7 x 1 3x 1 j) 6 5 x 2
x 3
x 2y
y
8a a 1
a2
, x y,
, x 0,3 c)
, a 4,3 b)
, a 0,5
8.a)
d)
x y
2
x x 3
a3
5
x 4y
29m
x2
, x 0,2 y ,4 y g)
,m 5
, x 4,8,7,2 f)
x x 2 y
6 m 5
x2
x3
2
, x 2,6 i)
, x 1,4,7
h)
x 6 x 6
x 4 x 1
9.a) x 5 5 x 4 y 10 x 3 y 2 10 x 2 y 3 5 xy 4 y 5 b) 16 x 4 32 x 3 24 x 2 8 x 1
c) 1 6s 2 15s 4 20s 6 15s 8 6s 10 s 12

e)

10. 20 11. 264

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