Use $a^m$ to mean $a$ multiplied by itself $m$ times. Negative bases give a positive result for even exponents and a negative result for odd exponents.
1. (i) 64 (ii) 729 (iii) 121 (iv) 625.
2. (i) 64 (ii) $t^2$ (iii) $b^4$ (iv) $5^2\times7^3$ (v) $2^2\times a^2$ (vi) $a^3\times c^4\times d$.
3. (i) $2^9$ (ii) $7^3$ (iii) $3^6$ (iv) $5^5$.
4. (i) $3^4$ (ii) $3^5$ (iii) $2^8$ (iv) $2^{100}$ (v) $2^{10}$.
5. (i) $2^3\times3^4$ (ii) $5\times3^4$ (iii) $2^2\times3^3\times5$ (iv) $2^4\times3^2\times5^2$.
6. (i) 2000 (ii) 196 (iii) 40 (iv) 768 (v) 0 (vi) 675 (vii) 144 (viii) 90000.
7. (i) $-64$ (ii) 24 (iii) 225 (iv) 8000.
8. (i) $2.7\times10^{12}>1.5\times10^8$ (ii) $4\times10^{14}<3\times10^{17}$.
Use exponent laws: $a^m\times a^n=a^{m+n}$, $a^m\div a^n=a^{m-n}$, $(a^m)^n=a^{mn}$, $(ab)^m=a^mb^m$ and $a^0=1$ for $a\ne0$.
1. (i) $3^{14}$ (ii) $6^5$ (iii) $a^5$ (iv) $7^{x+2}$ (v) $5^3$ (vi) $10^5$ (vii) $(ab)^4$ (viii) $3^{12}$ (ix) $2^8$ (x) $8^{t-2}$.
2. (i) $3^3$ (ii) $5^3$ (iii) $5^5$ (iv) $7\times11^5$ (v) $3^0$ or 1 (vi) 3 (vii) 1 (viii) 2 (ix) $(2a)^2$ (x) $a^{10}$ (xi) $a^3b$ (xii) $2^8$.
3. (i) False; $10\times10^{11}=10^{12}$ and $(100)^{11}=10^{22}$ (ii) False; $2^3=8$, $5^2=25$ (iii) False; $6^5=2^5\times3^5$ (iv) True; $3^0=1$, $(1000)^0=1$.
4. (i) $2^8\times3^4$ (ii) $2\times3^3\times5$ (iii) $3^6\times2^6$ (iv) $2^8\times3$.
5. (i) 98 (ii) $\frac{4}{5t^8}$ (iii) 1.
Expanded form writes each digit multiplied by the corresponding power of 10. Standard form writes a number as $a\times10^n$, where $1\le a<10$.
1. $279404=2\times10^5+7\times10^4+9\times10^3+4\times10^2+0\times10^1+4\times10^0$; $3006194=3\times10^6+0\times10^5+0\times10^4+6\times10^3+1\times10^2+9\times10^1+4\times10^0$; $2806196=2\times10^6+8\times10^5+0\times10^4+6\times10^3+1\times10^2+9\times10^1+6\times10^0$; $120719=1\times10^5+2\times10^4+0\times10^3+7\times10^2+1\times10^1+9\times10^0$; $20068=2\times10^4+0\times10^3+0\times10^2+6\times10^1+8\times10^0$.
2. (a) 86045 (b) 405302 (c) 30705 (d) 900230.
3. (i) $5\times10^7$ (ii) $7\times10^6$ (iii) $3.1865\times10^9$ (iv) $3.90878\times10^5$ (v) $3.90878\times10^4$ (vi) $3.90878\times10^3$.
4. (a) $3.84\times10^8$ m (b) $3\times10^8$ m/s (c) $1.2756\times10^7$ m (d) $1.4\times10^9$ m (e) $1\times10^{11}$ (f) $1.2\times10^{10}$ years (g) $3\times10^{20}$ m (h) $6.023\times10^{22}$ (i) $1.353\times10^9\text{ km}^3$ (j) $1.027\times10^9$.