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Question 1

(a) \( x^8 \) (b) \( y^9 \) (c) \( 6a^8 \)
(d) \( 6x^4y^5 \) (e) \( 8a^4 \) (f) \( 36x^{10} \)
(g) \( 7y^2 + 2y^5 \) (h) \( 20b^7c^3 \) (i) \( 60x^6y^6 \)
(j) \( a^4b^2x^5 \) (k) \( 24a^7b^7c^6 \) (l) \( 22x^5y^4 \)

 

Question 2

(a) \( x^4 \) (b) \( y^2 \) (c) \( x^4 \)
(d) \( 2a^2 \) (e) \( 3x^5 \) (f) \( 3x^4 \)
(g) \( 2b^4 \) (h) \( 5a^3b \) (i) \( 4y^3 \)
(j) \( 4x^2y^2 \) (k) \( 6a^2b^2 \) (l) \( 2x^3y^3z^3 \)

 

Question 3

(a) \( x^6 \) (b) \( y^{20} \) (c) \( 2a^{15} \)
(d) \( 9a^6 \) (e) \( 8x^3 \) (f) \( 32y^6 \)
(g) \( x^3y^3 \) (h) \( 4a^4b^6 \) (i) \( 81x^4y^8 \)
(j) \( 5a^6b^12c^3 \) (k) \( 24x^9y^6 \) (l) \( 512a^16b^4c^8 \)

 

Question 4

(a) \( x^{-2} \) (b) \( 10y^{-8} \) (c) \( 2x^{-7} \)
(d) \( 3a^2 \) (e) \( 4x^{-3} \) (f) \( 2x^8 \)
(g) \( a^{-12} \) (h) \( x^9 \) (i) \( 5x^{-2} \)
(j) \( 0.125a^6 \) (k) \( 20x^{-6} \) (l) \( 12xy^{-5} \)

 

Question 5

(a) \( x^2 \) (b) \( y^ \frac {4}{3} \) (c) \( y^ \frac {1}{3} \)
(d) \( a^ \frac {5}{6} \) (e) \( x^2 \) (f) \( 10x^ \frac {7}{6} \)
(g) \( 4a^ \frac {1}{4} \) (h) \( x^ \frac {1}{3} \) (i) \( 27x \)
(j) \( 2x^ \frac {1}{6} \) (k) \( 12y^ \frac {1}{4} \) (l) \( 2x^ \frac {4}{3} \)

 

Question 6

(a) \( x^{10} \) (b) \( x^3 \) (c) \( 12a^5 \)
(d) \( x^6 \) (e) \( 12y^8 \) (f) \( 3y^6 \)
(g) \( 3a^6 \) (h) \( 64x^9y^6 \) (i) \( 5x^3y^2 \)
(j) \( 6a^5b^5 \) (k) \( 2a^4 \) (l) \( 9y^4 \)
(m) \( 12x^4y^2 \) (n) \( 0.25d^6 \) (o) \( x^3 \)
(p) \( 18x^2 \) (q) \( 12a^\frac{5}{2}b^\frac{4}{3} \) (r) \( 2y^2 \)
(s) \( a^2 \) (t) \( 2x^{-4} \) (u) \( 2a^{-\frac{1}{6}} \)