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Exponents (Level 2)

MCQ test, Set 8

  • Set 8 of 10
  • 25 questions
  • 25 marks
  • 30 minutes

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  1. (73)6=\left(\sqrt[3]{7}\right)^{6} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) 4949

    (73)6=(713)6=72=49\displaystyle \left(\sqrt[3]{7}\right)^{6} = \left(7^{\frac{1}{3}}\right)^{6} = 7^{2} = 49

  2. If a3=b6a^{3} = b^{6} (a,b>0a, b > 0), then a=a =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (D) b2b^{2}

    am=bn⇒a=bnm\displaystyle a^{m} = b^{n} \Rightarrow a = b^{\frac{n}{m}}

    a=b63=b2\displaystyle a = b^{\frac{6}{3}} = b^{2}

  3. 165×32−3=16^{5} \times 32^{-3} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (B) 3232

    =(24)5×(25)−3= (2^{4})^{5} \times (2^{5})^{-3}

    =220×2−15= 2^{20} \times 2^{-15}

    =220−15=25= 2^{20 - 15} = 2^{5}

    =32= 32

  4. (1000)23÷(8)43=\displaystyle (1000)^{\frac{2}{3}} \div (8)^{\frac{4}{3}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (B) 254\displaystyle \frac{25}{4}

    (103)23÷(23)43\displaystyle (10^{3})^{\frac{2}{3}} \div (2^{3})^{\frac{4}{3}}

    =102÷24= 10^{2} \div 2^{4}

    =100÷16=254\displaystyle = 100 \div 16 = \frac{25}{4}

  5. (−164)−13=\displaystyle \left(-\frac{1}{64}\right)^{-\frac{1}{3}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) −4-4

    (−164)−13=[(−14)3]−13\displaystyle \left(-\frac{1}{64}\right)^{-\frac{1}{3}} = \left[\left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)^{3}\right]^{-\frac{1}{3}}

    =(−14)−1=(−4)1\displaystyle = \left(-\frac{1}{4}\right)^{-1} = \left(-4\right)^{1}

    =−4= -4

  6. (121144)−12=\displaystyle \left(\frac{121}{144}\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (D) 1211\displaystyle \frac{12}{11}

    (121144)−12=[(1112)2]−12\displaystyle \left(\frac{121}{144}\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}} = \left[\left(\frac{11}{12}\right)^{2}\right]^{-\frac{1}{2}}

    =(1112)−1=(1211)1\displaystyle = \left(\frac{11}{12}\right)^{-1} = \left(\frac{12}{11}\right)^{1}

    =1211\displaystyle = \frac{12}{11}

  7. 443×25131023=\displaystyle \frac{4^{\frac{4}{3}} \times 25^{\frac{1}{3}}}{10^{\frac{2}{3}}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (B) 44

    =(22)43×(52)13(2×5)23\displaystyle = \frac{(2^{2})^{\frac{4}{3}} \times (5^{2})^{\frac{1}{3}}}{(2 \times 5)^{\frac{2}{3}}}

    =283−23×523−23\displaystyle = 2^{\frac{8}{3} - \frac{2}{3}} \times 5^{\frac{2}{3} - \frac{2}{3}}

    =22×50= 2^{2} \times 5^{0}

    =4= 4

  8. (xaxb)1ab⋅(xbxc)1bc=\displaystyle \left(\frac{x^{a}}{x^{b}}\right)^{\frac{1}{ab}} \cdot \left(\frac{x^{b}}{x^{c}}\right)^{\frac{1}{bc}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (B) x1c−1a\displaystyle x^{\frac{1}{c} - \frac{1}{a}}

    =xa−bab⋅xb−cbc=x1b−1a⋅x1c−1b\displaystyle = x^{\frac{a-b}{ab}} \cdot x^{\frac{b-c}{bc}} = x^{\frac{1}{b} - \frac{1}{a}} \cdot x^{\frac{1}{c} - \frac{1}{b}}

    =x1c−1a\displaystyle = x^{\frac{1}{c} - \frac{1}{a}}

  9. If p+q+r=0p + q + r = 0 and pqr=−2pqr = -2, then p3+q3+r3=p^{3} + q^{3} + r^{3} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (D) −6-6

    p+q+r=0⇒p3+q3+r3=3pqrp + q + r = 0 \Rightarrow p^{3} + q^{3} + r^{3} = 3pqr

    =3×(−2)=−6= 3 \times (-2) = -6

  10. If 25x×82×422x=214\displaystyle \frac{2^{5x} \times 8^{2} \times 4}{2^{2x}} = 2^{14}, then x=x =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (A) 22

    25x22x×(23)2×22=214\displaystyle \frac{2^{5x}}{2^{2x}} \times (2^{3})^{2} \times 2^{2} = 2^{14}

    ⇒23x×26×22=214\Rightarrow 2^{3x} \times 2^{6} \times 2^{2} = 2^{14}

    ⇒23x+8=214\Rightarrow 2^{3x + 8} = 2^{14}

    ⇒3x+8=14⇒3x=6⇒x=2\Rightarrow 3x + 8 = 14 \Rightarrow 3x = 6 \Rightarrow x = 2

  11. If 16x=(22)816^{x} = (2\sqrt{2})^{8}, then x=x =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (B) 33

    22=21×212=232\displaystyle 2\sqrt{2} = 2^{1} \times 2^{\frac{1}{2}} = 2^{\frac{3}{2}}

    (24)x=(232)8\displaystyle (2^{4})^{x} = \left(2^{\frac{3}{2}}\right)^{8}

    ⇒24x=212\Rightarrow 2^{4x} = 2^{12}

    ⇒4x=12⇒x=3\Rightarrow 4x = 12 \Rightarrow x = 3

  12. If 52x−5×2x+2=1605^{2x - 5} \times 2^{x + 2} = 160, then x=x =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (D) 33

    160=51×25160 = 5^{1} \times 2^{5}

    ⇒52x−5×2x+2=51×25\Rightarrow 5^{2x - 5} \times 2^{x + 2} = 5^{1} \times 2^{5}

    ⇒2x−5=1\Rightarrow 2x - 5 = 1 and x+2=5x + 2 = 5

    ⇒x=3\Rightarrow x = 3 and x=3x = 3

    ∴x=3\therefore x = 3

  13. If 3x=3243^{x} = 324, then 3x−4=3^{x-4} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (A) 44

    3x−4=3x34\displaystyle 3^{x-4} = \frac{3^{x}}{3^{4}}

    =32481=4\displaystyle = \frac{324}{81} = 4

  14. If (57)x=4925\displaystyle \left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{7}}\right)^{x} = \frac{49}{25}, then x=x =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (D) −4-4

    [(57)12]x=(75)2\displaystyle \left[\left(\frac{5}{7}\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}\right]^{x} = \left(\frac{7}{5}\right)^{2}

    ⇒(57)x2=(57)−2\displaystyle \Rightarrow \left(\frac{5}{7}\right)^{\frac{x}{2}} = \left(\frac{5}{7}\right)^{-2}

    ⇒x2=−2\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{x}{2} = -2

    ⇒x=−4\Rightarrow x = -4

    ⇒x=−4\Rightarrow x = -4

  15. If 2x+1+2x−1=402^{x + 1} + 2^{x - 1} = 40, then x=x =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (A) 44

    2×2x+2x2=40\displaystyle 2 \times 2^{x} + \frac{2^{x}}{2} = 40

    ⇒2x(2+12)=40\displaystyle \Rightarrow 2^{x}\left(2 + \frac{1}{2}\right) = 40

    ⇒2x×52=40\displaystyle \Rightarrow 2^{x} \times \frac{5}{2} = 40

    ⇒2x=40×25=16=24\displaystyle \Rightarrow 2^{x} = 40 \times \frac{2}{5} = 16 = 2^{4}

    ⇒x=4\Rightarrow x = 4

  16. If 2n=512\sqrt{2^{n}} = 512, then 3n9=\displaystyle 3^{\frac{n}{9}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (A) 99

    2n2=512=29⇒n2=9⇒n=18\displaystyle 2^{\frac{n}{2}} = 512 = 2^{9} \Rightarrow \frac{n}{2} = 9 \Rightarrow n = 18

    3189=32=9\displaystyle 3^{\frac{18}{9}} = 3^{2} = 9

  17. 11+5a−b+11+5b−a=\displaystyle \frac{1}{1 + 5^{a-b}} + \frac{1}{1 + 5^{b-a}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) 11

    =5b5b+5a+5a5a+5b=1\displaystyle = \frac{5^{b}}{5^{b} + 5^{a}} + \frac{5^{a}}{5^{a} + 5^{b}} = 1

  18. (xa2−ab+b2)a+b÷(xa2+ab+b2)a−b=\left(x^{a^{2}-ab+b^{2}}\right)^{a+b} \div \left(x^{a^{2}+ab+b^{2}}\right)^{a-b} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (A) x2b3x^{2b^{3}}

    =xa3+b3÷xa3−b3= x^{a^{3}+b^{3}} \div x^{a^{3}-b^{3}}

    =xa3+b3−a3+b3=x2b3= x^{a^{3}+b^{3}-a^{3}+b^{3}} = x^{2b^{3}}

  19. If 3x=23^{x} = 2, 2y=52^{y} = 5 and 5z=275^{z} = 27, then xyz=xyz =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) 33

    5=2y=(3x)y=3xy5 = 2^{y} = (3^{x})^{y} = 3^{xy}

    27=5z=(3xy)z=3xyz27 = 5^{z} = (3^{xy})^{z} = 3^{xyz}

    3xyz=27=333^{xyz} = 27 = 3^{3}

    ⇒xyz=3\Rightarrow xyz = 3

  20. If 3x=5y=225z3^{x} = 5^{y} = 225^{z}, then 1z=\displaystyle \frac{1}{z} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) 2x+2y\displaystyle \frac{2}{x} + \frac{2}{y}

    Let each =k= k: 3=k1x\displaystyle 3 = k^{\frac{1}{x}}, 5=k1y\displaystyle 5 = k^{\frac{1}{y}}, 225=k1z\displaystyle 225 = k^{\frac{1}{z}}

    225=32×52225 = 3^{2} \times 5^{2}, so 1z=2x+2y\displaystyle \frac{1}{z} = \frac{2}{x} + \frac{2}{y}

  21. 100000−25=\sqrt[5]{100000^{-2}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (A) 1100\displaystyle \frac{1}{100}

    amn=amn\displaystyle \sqrt[n]{a^{m}} = a^{\frac{m}{n}}

    100000−25=100000−25=(105)−25\displaystyle \sqrt[5]{100000^{-2}} = 100000^{-\frac{2}{5}} = (10^{5})^{-\frac{2}{5}}

    =10−2=1102=1100\displaystyle = 10^{-2} = \frac{1}{10^{2}} = \frac{1}{100}

  22. (65)2÷(65)4=\displaystyle \left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{5}\right)^{2} \div \left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{5}\right)^{4} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (B) 256\displaystyle \frac{25}{6}

    aman=1an−m\displaystyle \frac{a^{m}}{a^{n}} = \frac{1}{a^{n-m}}

    (65)2÷(65)4=1(65)2\displaystyle \left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{5}\right)^{2} \div \left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{5}\right)^{4} = \frac{1}{\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{5}\right)^{2}}

    =256\displaystyle = \frac{25}{6}

  23. If x=1013+1023\displaystyle x = 10^{\frac{1}{3}} + 10^{\frac{2}{3}}, then x3−30x=x^{3} - 30x =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (D) 110110

    (a+b)3=a3+b3+3ab(a+b)(a + b)^{3} = a^{3} + b^{3} + 3ab(a + b)

    x3=10+102+3⋅1013⋅1023⋅x=110+30x\displaystyle x^{3} = 10 + 10^{2} + 3 \cdot 10^{\frac{1}{3}} \cdot 10^{\frac{2}{3}} \cdot x = 110 + 30x

    x3−30x=110x^{3} - 30x = 110

  24. (32)0.4×(32)0.2=(32)^{0.4} \times (32)^{0.2} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) 88

    =(32)0.4+0.2=(32)0.6= (32)^{0.4 + 0.2} = (32)^{0.6}

    0.6=35\displaystyle 0.6 = \frac{3}{5}

    =(25)35=8\displaystyle = (2^{5})^{\frac{3}{5}} = 8

  25. {(2−5)3}−15=\displaystyle \left\{\left(2^{-5}\right)^{3}\right\}^{-\frac{1}{5}} =
    Answer and solution

    Answer: (C) 88

    =2(−5)×3×(−15)\displaystyle = 2^{(-5) \times 3 \times (-\frac{1}{5})}

    =23= 2^{3}

    =8= 8