Exponents and Powers Class 8 Important Questions: CBSE Maths Chapter 10

Very Short Answer Questions                                                   1 Marks

1. \[\mathrm{3}\] multiplied fifteen times is written as?

Ans:

\[3\] Multiplied for fifteen times is written as 

\[3\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3\ldots 15 times={{3}^{15}}\]

Answer will be \[{{3}^{15}}\]

2. What is the base of the exponent \[{{\mathrm{6}}^{\mathrm{9}}}\]?

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)6} \\  & \mathrm{(b)2} \\  & \mathrm{(c)9} \\  & \mathrm{(d)None} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

The base of the exponent \[{{6}^{9}}\] is \[6\]

3. Find the missing number \[{{\mathrm{7}}^{\mathrm{5}}}\mathrm{=}\dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{{{\mathrm{7}}^{\square }}}\]?

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)2} \\  & \mathrm{(b)-5} \\  & \mathrm{(c)1} \\  & \mathrm{(d)None} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

The missing number should be  \[-5\]

So the answer will be \[{{7}^{5}}=\dfrac{1}{{{7}^{-5}}}\]

4. Find the value of  \[{{\left( {{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{2}}} \right)}^{\mathrm{2}}}\]

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)125} \\  & \mathrm{(b)625} \\  & \mathrm{(c)25} \\  & \mathrm{(d)0} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

The solution will be

\[\begin{align} & {{\left( {{5}^{2}} \right)}^{2}}={{5}^{4}} \\  & {{\left( {{5}^{2}} \right)}^{2}}=5\times 5\times 5\times 5 \\  & {{\left( {{5}^{2}} \right)}^{2}}=625 \\  \end{align}\]

5. Find the value of \[\mathrm{x}\], when \[{{\mathrm{2}}^{\mathrm{x}}}\mathrm{=}{{\mathrm{4}}^{\mathrm{4}}}\]

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)x=6} \\  & \mathrm{(b)x=2} \\  & \mathrm{(c)x=8} \\  & \mathrm{(d)x=-5} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

The solution will be 

\[{{2}^{x}}={{4}^{4}}\]

\[\begin{align} & {{4}^{4}}={{\left( {{2}^{2}} \right)}^{4}} \\  & {{4}^{4}}={{2}^{8}} \\  \end{align}\]

\[{{2}^{x}}={{2}^{8}}\]

\[x=8\]

So the answer will be \[x=8\]

6. Find the value of \[{{\left( {{\mathrm{2}}^{\mathrm{11}}}\mathrm{+}{{\mathrm{6}}^{\mathrm{2}}}\mathrm{-}{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{1}}} \right)}^{\mathrm{0}}}\]

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)0} \\  & \mathrm{(b)-1} \\  & \mathrm{(c)1} \\  & \mathrm{(d)None} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

The solution will be 

\[\begin{align} & {{\left( {{2}^{11}}+{{6}^{2}}-{{5}^{1}} \right)}^{0}}={{\left( anything \right)}^{0}} \\  & {{\left( {{2}^{11}}+{{6}^{2}}-{{5}^{1}} \right)}^{0}}=1 \\  \end{align}\]

So the solution will be 

\[{{\left( {{2}^{11}}+{{6}^{2}}-{{5}^{1}} \right)}^{0}}=1\]

7.\[{{\mathrm{I}}^{\mathrm{3}}}\mathrm{+}{{\mathrm{I}}^{\mathrm{-3}}}\mathrm{=?}\] What is the solution?

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)2} \\  & \mathrm{(b)3} \\  & \mathrm{(c)-3} \\  & \mathrm{(d)None} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

The solution will be 

\[\begin{align} & {{I}^{3}}+{{I}^{-3}}=\left( I\times I\times I \right)+\dfrac{1}{\left( I\times I\times I \right)} \\ & {{I}^{3}}+{{I}^{-3}}=\left( -I \right)+\dfrac{1}{\left( -I \right)} \\  & {{I}^{3}}+{{I}^{-3}}=\dfrac{-1+1}{\left( -I \right)} \\  & {{I}^{3}}+{{I}^{-3}}=0 \\  \end{align}\]

So the solution is (d)

Short Answer Questions                                                          2 Marks

8. Follow the pattern and complete

Ans:

The pattern for the solution is square root of the numbers which continue as 

\[\begin{align} & 1234321={{1111}^{2}} \\  & 123454321={{11111}^{2}} \\ \end{align}\]

9. If \[{{\mathrm{2}}^{\mathrm{x}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{x}}}\mathrm{=1000}\] then \[\mathrm{x=?}\]

Ans:

For solving we will just factorise 

\[\begin{align} & {{2}^{x}}\times {{5}^{x}}=1000 \\  & {{2}^{x}}\times {{5}^{x}}=5\times 5\times 5\times 2\times 2\times 2 \\  & {{2}^{x}}\times {{5}^{x}}={{2}^{3}}\times {{5}^{3}} \\  & x=3 \\ \end{align}\]

10.Find\[{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{4}}}\mathrm{+}{{\mathrm{4}}^{\mathrm{3}}}\mathrm{+}{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{3}}}\] and give the answers in cube 

Ans:

Solve the expression 

\[\begin{align} & {{3}^{4}}+{{4}^{3}}+{{5}^{3}}=27+64+125 \\  & {{3}^{4}}+{{4}^{3}}+{{5}^{3}}=216 \\  & {{3}^{4}}+{{4}^{3}}+{{5}^{3}}=6\times 6\times 6 \\  & {{3}^{4}}+{{4}^{3}}+{{5}^{3}}={{6}^{3}} \\  \end{align}\]

11. Find the missing number \[\mathrm{x}\] in  \[{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{2}}}\mathrm{+}{{\mathrm{x}}^{\mathrm{2}}}\mathrm{=1}{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{2}}}\]

Ans:

Solve the expression

\[\begin{align} & {{5}^{2}}+{{x}^{2}}={{13}^{2}} \\  & 25+{{x}^{2}}=169 \\  & {{x}^{2}}=144 \\  & x=\sqrt{144} \\  & x=12 \\  \end{align}\]

12. Simplify in exponent form \[\left( {{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{4}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{2}}} \right)\mathrm{ }\!\!\div\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{-4}}}\]

Ans:

Solve the expression 

\[\begin{align} & \left( {{3}^{4}}\times {{3}^{2}} \right)\div {{3}^{-4}}=\dfrac{{{3}^{4+2}}}{{{3}^{-4}}} \\  & \left( {{3}^{4}}\times {{3}^{2}} \right)\div {{3}^{-4}}=\dfrac{{{3}^{6}}}{{{3}^{-4}}} \\  & \left( {{3}^{4}}\times {{3}^{2}} \right)\div {{3}^{-4}}={{3}^{6+4}} \\  & \left( {{3}^{4}}\times {{3}^{2}} \right)\div {{3}^{-4}}={{3}^{10}} \\  \end{align}\]

 13. Expand 

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)1526}\mathrm{.26} \\  & \mathrm{(b)8379} \\ \end{align}\]Using exponents

Ans:

Solve in exponential form 

\[\begin{align} & (a)1526.26=1\times {{10}^{3}}+5\times {{10}^{2}}+2\times {{10}^{1}}+6\times {{10}^{\circ }}+2\times {{10}^{-1}}+6\times {{10}^{-2}} \\  & (b)8379=8\times {{10}^{3}}+3\times {{10}^{2}}+7\times {{10}^{1}}+9\times {{10}^{0}} \\ \end{align}\]

14. Simplify using laws of exponents

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)}\dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{9}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{5}}} \\  & \mathrm{(b)}{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{a}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 2}{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{b}}} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

Solve in exponential form 

\[\begin{align} & (a)\dfrac{1}{9}\times {{3}^{5}}=\dfrac{{{3}^{5}}}{9}=\dfrac{{{3}^{5}}}{{{3}^{2}}}={{3}^{5-2}}={{3}^{3}}=27 \\  & (b){{5}^{a}}\times {{25}^{b}}={{5}^{a}}\times {{\left( {{5}^{2}} \right)}^{b}}={{5}^{a}}\times {{5}^{b}}={{5}^{a+2b}} \\  \end{align}\]

15. Express the following number as a product of powers of prime factors.

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)1225} \\  & \mathrm{(b)3600} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

Solve in exponential form 

\[\begin{align} & (a)1225=5\times 5\times 7\times 7 \\  & 1225={{5}^{2}}\times {{7}^{2}} \\  \end{align}\]

\[\begin{align} & (b)3600=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 5\times 5 \\  & 3600={{2}^{4}}\times {{3}^{2}}\times {{5}^{2}} \\  \end{align}\]

16. Express the following large no’s in its scientific notation. 

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)650200000000} \\  & \mathrm{(b)301000000} \\ \end{align}\]

Ans:

Solve in exponential form

\[(a)650200000000=6.502\times {{10}^{11}}\] 

\[(b)301000000=3.01\times {{10}^{8}}\]

17. Express the following in expanded form \[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)1}\mathrm{.682 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\mathrm{0}}^{\mathrm{5}}} \\  & \mathrm{(b)0}\mathrm{.86 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\mathrm{0}}^{\mathrm{4}}} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

Solve in exponential form

\[\begin{align} & (a)168200 \\  & (b)8600 \\  \end{align}\]

Short Answer Questions                                                          3 Marks

18. State true or false

$\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)}\left( \mathrm{1}{{\mathrm{0}}^{\mathrm{0}}}\mathrm{+1}{{\mathrm{2}}^{\mathrm{0}}} \right)\left( \mathrm{1}{{\mathrm{6}}^{\mathrm{0}}}\mathrm{+1}{{\mathrm{2}}^{\mathrm{0}}} \right)\mathrm{}{{\mathrm{8}}^{\mathrm{2}}} \\  & \mathrm{(b)}{{\left( {{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{4}}} \right)}^{\mathrm{2}}}\mathrm{=}{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{8}}} \\  & \mathrm{(c)}{{\left( {{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{2}}} \right)}^{\mathrm{3}}}\mathrm{=100000} \\  \end{align}$

Ans:

(a) False

(b) True

(c) False

19. Simplify \[\dfrac{{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{2}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{-4}}}}{{{\mathrm{5}}^{\mathrm{-3}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 10 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{a}}^{\mathrm{-8}}}}\] , where \[\mathrm{a}\ne \mathrm{0}\]

Ans:

Solve the expression 

\[\begin{align} & \dfrac{{{5}^{2}}\times {{a}^{-4}}}{{{5}^{-3}}\times 10\times {{a}^{-8}}}={{5}^{2}}\times {{a}^{-4}}\times {{5}^{3}}\times 10\times {{a}^{8}} \\ & =\left( {{5}^{2}}\times {{5}^{3}} \right)\times \left( {{a}^{8}}\times {{a}^{-4}} \right)\times 10 \\  & =\left( {{5}^{2+3}} \right)\left( {{a}^{8-4}} \right)\times 10 \\  & ={{5}^{5}}\times {{a}^{4}}\times 10 \\  & \dfrac{{{5}^{2}}\times {{a}^{-4}}}{{{5}^{-3}}\times 10\times {{a}^{-8}}}=10{{(a)}^{4}}{{(5)}^{5}} \\ \end{align}\]

20. Find the area of the square attached to the hypotenuse in the diagram. Express the solution in exponential form.

Ans:

From Pythagoras theorem 

\[\begin{align} & Are{{a}_{(longside)}}={{A}_{side1}}+{{A}_{side2}} \\  & A={{5}^{2}}+{{12}^{2}} \\  & A=169 \\  & A={{13}^{2}}c{{m}^{2}} \\  \end{align}\]

21.Simplify\[\left[ \left\{ {{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}} \right)}^{\mathrm{-3}}}\mathrm{-}{{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}} \right)}^{\mathrm{-3}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\div\!\!\text{ }{{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{5}} \right)}^{\mathrm{-2}}} \right\} \right]\]

Ans:

Solve the expression
\[\begin{align} & \left[ \left\{ {{\left( \dfrac{1}{3} \right)}^{-3}}-{{\left( \dfrac{1}{2} \right)}^{-3}}\div {{\left( \dfrac{1}{5} \right)}^{-2}} \right\} \right] \\ & =\left[ \dfrac{{{1}^{-3}}}{{{3}^{-3}}}-\dfrac{{{1}^{-3}}}{{{2}^{-3}}}\div \dfrac{{{1}^{-2}}}{{{5}^{-2}}} \right] \\ & =\left[ \left( \dfrac{{{3}^{3}}}{{{1}^{3}}}-\dfrac{{{2}^{3}}}{{{1}^{3}}} \right)\div \dfrac{{{5}^{2}}}{{{1}^{2}}} \right] \\  & =\left( \dfrac{27}{1}-\dfrac{8}{1} \right)\div 25 \\  & =\dfrac{(27-8)}{25} \\  & =\dfrac{19}{25} \\ \end{align}\]

22. if \[\mathrm{x=}{{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{2}} \right)}^{\mathrm{2}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{5}} \right)}^{\mathrm{-3}}}\] find the value of \[{{\mathrm{x}}^{\mathrm{-2}}}\]

Ans:

\[\begin{matrix} x={{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{2}}\times {{\left( \dfrac{2}{5} \right)}^{-3}}  \\ x={{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{2}}\times \dfrac{{{5}^{3}}}{{{2}^{3}}}  \\ x=\dfrac{{{5}^{4}}}{{{2}^{4}}}={{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{4}}  \\ \end{matrix}\]

The value of \[{{x}^{-2}}={{\left[ {{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{4}} \right]}^{-2}}\]

\[\begin{align} & {{x}^{-2}}={{\left[ {{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{4}} \right]}^{-2}} \\  & {{x}^{-2}}={{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{4\times (-2)}} \\  & {{x}^{-2}}={{\left( \dfrac{5}{2} \right)}^{-8}} \\  & {{x}^{-2}}={{\left( \dfrac{2}{5} \right)}^{8}} \\  \end{align}\]

23. Prove that \[{{\left[ {{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}} \right)}^{\mathrm{2}}} \right]}^{\mathrm{3}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\left( \dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}} \right)}^{\mathrm{-4}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }{{\mathrm{3}}^{\mathrm{-2}}}\mathrm{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\dfrac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}}\mathrm{=}\dfrac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{128}}\]

Ans:

Solve the left hand side and equate with the right

\[\begin{align} & LHS={{\left[ {{\left( \dfrac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}} \right]}^{3}}\times {{\left( \dfrac{1}{3} \right)}^{-4}}\times {{3}^{-2}}\times \dfrac{1}{6} \\  & ={{\left( \dfrac{{{1}^{2}}}{{{2}^{2}}} \right)}^{3}}\times {{\left( {{3}^{-1}} \right)}^{-4}}\times {{3}^{-2}}\times \dfrac{1}{2}\times \dfrac{1}{3} \\ & =\dfrac{1}{{{2}^{6}}}\times {{3}^{4}}\times {{3}^{-2}}\times \dfrac{1}{2}\times {{3}^{-1}} \\  & =\dfrac{1}{{{2}^{7}}}\times {{3}^{4-3}} \\  & =\dfrac{3}{128} \\  \end{align}\]

24. A dish holds \[\mathbf{100}\] bacteria. It is known that the bacteria double in number every hour.

How many bacteria will be present after each number of hours?

\[\begin{align} & \mathrm{(a)1} \\  & \mathrm{(b)5} \\  & \mathrm{(c)n} \\  & \mathrm{(d)}\dfrac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\  \end{align}\]

Ans:

Number of hours will multiply with the number of bacteria two the power of two 

\[\begin{align} & (a)100\left( {{2}^{1}} \right)=200 \\  & (b)100\left( {{2}^{5}} \right)=100\left( 32 \right) \\  & 100\left( {{2}^{5}} \right)=3200 \\  & (c)100\left( {{2}^{n}} \right) \\  & (d)100\left( {{2}^{\dfrac{3}{2}}} \right) \\ \end{align}\]

25. What is the area of the rectangle with the width of \[\mathrm{6}{{\mathrm{x}}^{\mathrm{2}}}\]and the length of\[\mathrm{12}{{\mathrm{x}}^{\mathrm{3}}}\]? After finding the area, find the solution at \[\mathrm{x=2m}\] .

Ans:

\[Area\text{ }of\text{ }rectangle\text{ }=\text{ }length\times ~breadth\]

\[\begin{align} & A=12{{x}^{3}}\times 6{{x}^{2}} \\  & A=72{{x}^{5}} \\  & at,x=2m \\  & A=72\times {{\left( 2 \right)}^{5}} \\  & A=72\times 32 \\  & A=2304{{m}^{2}} \\  \end{align}\]

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Practice Questions of Chapter 10 Exponents and Powers

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1. What is the value of 90?

2. What is the value of 143/53?

3. Find the value of 75 x 95.

4. Find the value of (62)3.

5. Evaluate the value of 87 x 85.

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Conclusion

Chapter 10 of CBSE Class 8 Maths focuses on Exponents and Powers, which are essential concepts in understanding how numbers grow when raised to different powers. Key topics include laws of exponents, such as product rule, quotient rule, and power rule, which help simplify expressions with powers. Students also learn how to express large numbers in scientific notation and calculate values for negative exponents. Mastering these concepts is crucial for solving complex mathematical problems. Overall, this chapter helps build a strong foundation for understanding higher-level mathematics and problem-solving in various real-world scenarios.

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