CBSE NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 12

Class- VIII-CBSE-Mathematics

Exponents And Powers

CBSE NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 12

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Exercise: 12.1

1. Evaluate:

(i) 3-2

(ii) (-4)-2

(iii)

(1)-5

2

Solution:

(i)

3-2

=

1 32

=1

9

Hence,

3-2

=

1 9

[ - = 1]

(ii)

(-4)-2

=

1 (-4)2

[ - = 1]

=1

16

Hence, (-4)-2 = 1

16

(iii)

(1)-5 = (2)5

2

1

[ - = 1]

= (2)5 = 32

Hence, (1)-5 = 32

2

2. Simplify and express the result in power notation with positive exponent:

(i) (-4)5 ? (-4)8

(ii)

(213)2

(iii) (-3)4 ? (5)4

3

(iv) (3-7 ? 3-10) ? 3-5

(v) 2-3 ? (-7)-3

Solution:

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(i) (-4)5 ? (-4)8 = (-4)5-8

[ ? = -]

=

(-4)-3

=

1 (-4)3

Hence, (-4)5 ? (-4)8 =

1 (-4)3

(ii)

(212)2

=

12 (23)2

=

1 23?2

=

1 26

Hence,

(212)2

=

1 26

(iii)

(-3)4

?

(5)4

3

=

(-3)4

?

54 34

=

{(-1)4

?

34}

?

54 34

= 34-4 ? 54

[ - = 1]

[

()

=

]

[ () = ?]

[

()

=

]

[ () = ]

[ ? = -]

= 30 ? 54 = 54

[ 0 = 1]

Hence,

(-3)4

?

(5)4

3

=

54

(iv) (3-7 ? 3-10) ? 3-5 = 3-7-(-10) ? 3-5

[ ? = -]

= 3-7+10 ? 3-5 = 33 ? 3-5 = 33+(-5)

[ ? = +]

=

3-2

=

1 32

Hence,

(3-7

?

3-10)

?

3-5

=

1 32

(v)

2-3

?

(-7)-3

=

1 23

?

1 (-7)3

=

1 {2?(-7)}3

=

1 (-14)3

Hence, 2-3 ? (-7)-3 =

1 (-14)3

[ - = 1]

[ - = 1] [ () = ]

3. Find the value of:

(i) (30 + 4-1) ? 22

(ii) (2-1 ? 4-1) ? 2-2

(iii) (1)-2 + (1)-2 + (1)-2

2

3

4

(iv) (3-1 + 4-1 + 5-1)0

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(v)

{(- 2)-2}2

3

Solution:

(i)

(30 + 4-1) ? 22 = (1 + 1) ? 22

4

=

(4+1)

4

?

22

=

5 4

?

22

=

5 22

?

22

= 5 ? 22-2

= 5 ? 20 = 5 ? 1 = 5

Hence, (30 + 4-1) ? 22 = 5

[

-

=

1

and 0

=1]

[ ? = -] [ 0 = 1]

(ii)

(2-1 ? 4-1) ? 2-2 = (211 ? 411) ? 2-2

[ - = 1]

=

(1

2

?

1 22

)

?

2-2

=

1 23

?

2-2

[ ? = +]

= 2-3 ? 2-2 = 2-3-(-2) = 2-3+2 = 2-1 [ ? = -]

=1

2

[ - = 1]

Hence, (2-1 ? 4-1) ? 2-2 = 1

2

(iii)

(1)-2 + (1)-2 + (1)-2 = (2-1)-2 + (3-1)-2 + (4-1)-2

2

3

4

[ - = 1]

= 2-1?(-3) + 3-1?(-2) + 4-1?(-2)

[ () = ?]

= 22 + 32 + 42 = 4 + 9 + 16 = 29

Hence, (1)-2 + (1)-2 + (1)-2 = 29

2

3

4

(iv)

(3-1 + 4-1 + 5-1)0 = (1 + 1 + 1)0

345

= (20+15+12)0 = (47)0 = 1

60

60

Hence, (3-1 + 4-1 + 5-1)0 = 1

[ - = 1] [ 0 = 1]

(v)

{(- 2)-2}2 = (-2)-2?2

3

3

[ () = ?]

= (-2)-4 = (-3)4

3

2

81 = 16

[ - = 1]

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Hence,

{(- 2)-2}2

3

=

81 16

4. Evaluate:

(i)

8-1?53 2-4

(ii) (5-1 ? 2-1) ? 6-1

Solution:

(i)

= = 8-1?53

2-4

(23)-1?53 2-4

2-3?53 2-4

= 2-3-(-4) ? 53 = 2-3+4 ? 53

[ () = ?] [ ? = -]

= 2 ? 125 = 250

Hence,

8-1?53 2-4

=

250

(ii)

(5-1 ? 2-1) ? 6-1 = (1 ? 1) ? 1

52 6

[ - = 1]

= 1 ?1= 1

10 6 60

Hence,

(5-1

?

2-1)

?

6-1

=

1 60

5. Find the value of for which 5 ? 5-3 = 55.

Solution: Given 5 ? 5-3 = 55

5-(-3) = 55

[ ? = -]

5+3 = 55

Comparing exponents both sides, we get

+ 3 = 5

= 5 - 3

= 2

Therefore, the value of is 2

6. Evaluate:

(i)

{(1)-1 - (1)-1}-1

3

4

(ii) (5)-7 ? (8)-4

8

5

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Solution:

(i)

{(1)-1 - (1)-1}-1 = {(3)1 - (4)1}-1

3

4

1

1

= {3 - 4}-1 = -1

[ - = 1]

Hence,

{(1)-1 - (1)-1}-1 = -1

3

4

(ii)

(5)-7

8

?

(8)-4

5

=

5-7 8-7

?

8-4 5-4

= 5-7-(-4) ? 8-4-(-7)

[

()

=

]

[ ? = -]

=

5-7+4

?

8-4+7

=

5-3

?

83

=

83 53

= 512

125

Hence,

(5)-7

8

?

(8)-4

5

=

512 125

[ - = 1]

7. Simplify:

(i)

25?-4 5-3?10?-8

(

0)

(ii)

3-5?10-5?125 5-7?6-5

Solution:

(i)

= = 25?-4

5-3?10?-8

52?-4 5-3?5?2?-8

52-(-3)-1?-4-(-8) 2

[ ? = -]

= 52+3-1?-4+8 = 54?4 = 625 4

2

2

2

(ii)

= = 3-5?10-5?125

5-7?6-5

3-5?(2?5)-5?53 5-7?(2?3)-5

3-5?2-5?5-5?53 5-7?2-5?3-5

[ () = ]

= = 3-5?2-5?5-5+3

5-7?2-5?3-5

3-5?2-5?5-2 5-7?2-5?3-5

[ ? = +]

= 3-5-(-5) ? 2-5-(-5) ? 5-2-(-7)

[ ? = -]

= 3-5+5 ? 2-5+5 ? 5-2+7 = 30 ? 20 ? 55

= 1 ? 1 ? 3125

[ 0 = 1]

= 3125

Exercise 12.2

1. Express the following numbers in standard from:

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