2018 09 18 - IB Class 9 - Maths Chapter 2 Indices PDF
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Chapter 2 - Indices
September 18, 2018
Duration: 30 minutes Teaching Assistant:
This test contains 1 pages (including this page) and 4 questions. Total: 20 marks.
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1. (a) Which is larger: (1010 )10 or 10(10 ? (1)
4 2
(b) Find the integer equal to: 2 × 5 × 13 ? (1)
(c) Write 882 as a product of prime factors in index form. (1)
(d) If 2n = 512, find n. (1)
(e) By considering 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , ... and looking for a pattern, find the last digit of 222 . (1)
2. (a) Simplify the following: (3)
2t × 4t m5 n4
i. iv.
8t−1 n3 m2
−2
(ab)−2 1
ii. v. 2
b−1 3
iii. 50 − 5−1 vi. (3n−2 )−1
(b) The water lily Nymphaea Mathematicus doubles its size every day. From the time it was
planted until it completely covered a pond, it took 15 days. (2)
How many days did it take to cover one fourth of the pond ?
3. (a) Solve for x: (2)
1 1
i. 21−2x = iii. 4x−1 =
x+1 2 16
1 1 1
ii. = iv. 3−x+1 =
8 32 27
(b) Simplify, writing in scientific notation: (3)
i. 0.000001674 iii. (9 × 10−5 ) × (6 × 10−2 )
ii. (5 × 10−4 )3
4. (a) Evaluate without using calculator: (2)
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i. 1000− 3 iii. 32−0.6
4 4
ii. 27− 3 iv. 146 9
(b) A bullet travelling at an average speed of 2 × 103 ms−1 hits a target 500 m away. Find
the time of the bullet’s flight in seconds. (2)
(c) Which is smaller of 5 × 10−16 and 5 × 10−21 , and by how many times ? (1)