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Indices for GCSE Maths revision
Higher level worked exam questions (include fractional and negative powers)

Examples:

1. Work out 56¹ - 56⁰
2. Explain why 27^1/3 = 3
3. Write 27^-1/3 as a fraction.
4. Work out the value of 64^2/3
5. Work out all solutions of the equation 8¹ = 2^m2
6. Show clearly that 4^3/2 = 8. Hence, or otherwise, work out the value of y if 4^y = 8⁶
7. Write down the value of 2⁰
8. Simplify 7¹⁸ ÷ (7³)². Give your answer as a power of 7.
9. A patient has a disease. She has 4³ body cells affected on day 1. The number of affected cells doubles every day. The disease becomes serious when 2¹⁰ body cells are affected. On which day does the disease become serious? You must show your working.
10. Work out 10^-2 × 64^1/2
11. Write down the square of the cube root of x using index notation.
12. Given x = 8, what is the value of the square of the cube root of x?
13. Work out the value of 9^-3/2. 14. Evaluate 27^-2/3
14. Explain why 25⁴ = 5⁸
15. Write 4^-1 as a fraction.
16. Work out 8^4/3.

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Indices Tricky GCSE Further Maths revision
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