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## Chapter 2: Powers

Ex. 2.1Ex. 2.2Ex. 2.3Others

### RD Sharma solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 2 Powers 2.1 [Page 8]

Ex. 2.1 | Q 1.1 | Page 8

Express the following as a rational number of the form $\frac{p}{q},$ where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.

2−3

Ex. 2.1 | Q 1.2 | Page 8

Express the following as a rational number of the form $\frac{p}{q},$ where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. (−4)−2

Ex. 2.1 | Q 1.3 | Page 8

Express the following as a rational number of the form $\frac{p}{q},$ where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.

$\frac{1}{3^{- 2}}$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 1.4 | Page 8

Express the following as a rational number of the form $\frac{p}{q},$ where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.

$\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 5}$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 1.5 | Page 8

Express the following as a rational number of the form $\frac{p}{q},$ where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.

$\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 2}$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 2.1 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:
3−1 + 4−1

Ex. 2.1 | Q 2.2 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:
(30 + 4−1) × 22

Ex. 2.1 | Q 2.3 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:
(3−1 + 4−1 + 5−1)0

Ex. 2.1 | Q 2.4 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:
$\left\{ \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 1} - \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 1} \right\}^{- 1}$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 3.1 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:

$\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 1} + \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 1} + \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 1}$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 3.2 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:

$\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 2} + \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 2} + \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 2}$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 3.3 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:

(2−1 × 4−1) ÷ 2−2
Ex. 2.1 | Q 3.4 | Page 8

Find the value of the following:

(5−1 × 2−1) ÷ 6−1
Ex. 2.1 | Q 4.1 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left( 4^{- 1} \times 3^{- 1} \right)^2$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 4.2 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left( 5^{- 1} \div 6^{- 1} \right)^3$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 4.3 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left( 2^{- 1} + 3^{- 1} \right)^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 4.4 | Page 8

Simplify:
$\left( 3^{- 1} \times 4^{- 1} \right)^{- 1} \times 5^{- 1}$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 5.1 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left( 3^2 + 2^2 \right) \times \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^3$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 5.2 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left( 3^2 - 2^2 \right) \times \left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 5.3 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left[ \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 3} - \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 3} \right] \div \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 5.4 | Page 8

Simplify:

$\left( 2^2 + 3^2 - 4^2 \right) \div \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^2$
Ex. 2.1 | Q 6 | Page 8

By what number should 5−1 be multiplied so that the product may be equal to (−7)−1?

Ex. 2.1 | Q 7 | Page 8

By what number should $\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 1}$ be multiplied so that the product may be equal to $\left( - \frac{4}{7} \right)^{- 1} ?$

Ex. 2.1 | Q 8 | Page 8

By what number should (−15)−1 be divided so that the quotient may be equal to (−5)−1?

### RD Sharma solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 2 Powers 2.2 [Pages 18 - 19]

Ex. 2.2 | Q 1.1 | Page 18

Write the following in exponential form:

$\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{- 1} \times \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{- 1} \times \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{- 1} \times \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 1.2 | Page 18

Write the following in exponential form:

$\left( \frac{2}{5} \right)^{- 2} \times \left( \frac{2}{5} \right)^{- 2} \times \left( \frac{2}{5} \right)^{- 2}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 2.1 | Page 18

Evaluate:
5−2

Ex. 2.2 | Q 2.2 | Page 18

Evaluate:
(−3)−2

Ex. 2.2 | Q 2.3 | Page 18

Evaluate:
$\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 4}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 2.4 | Page 18

Evaluate:
$\left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^{- 1}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 3.1 | Page 18

Express the following as a rational number in the form $\frac{p}{q}:$

6−1

Ex. 2.2 | Q 3.2 | Page 18

Express the following as a rational number in the form $\frac{p}{q}:$

(−7)−1

Ex. 2.2 | Q 3.3 | Page 18

Express the following as a rational number in the form $\frac{p}{q}:$

$\left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 3.4 | Page 18

Express the following as a rational number in the form $\frac{p}{q}:$

$( - 4 )^{- 1} \times \left( \frac{- 3}{2} \right)^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 3.5 | Page 18

Express the following as a rational number in the form $\frac{p}{q}:$

$\left( \frac{3}{5} \right)^{- 1} \times \left( \frac{5}{2} \right)^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 4.1 | Page 18

Simplify:
$\left\{ 4^{- 1} \times 3^{- 1} \right\}^2$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 4.2 | Page 18

Simplify:
$\left\{ 5^{- 1} \div 6^{- 1} \right\}^3$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 4.3 | Page 18

Simplify:

$\left( 2^{- 1} + 3^{- 1} \right)^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 4.4 | Page 18

Simplify:

$\left\{ 3^{- 1} \times 4^{- 1} \right\}^{- 1} \times 5^{- 1}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 4.5 | Page 18

Simplify:

$\left( 4^{- 1} - 5^{- 1} \right) \div 3^{- 1}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 5.1 | Page 18

Express the following rational numbers with a negative exponent:

$\left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^3$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 5.2 | Page 18

Express the following rational numbers with a negative exponent:

$3^5$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 5.3 | Page 18

Express the following rational numbers with a negative exponent:

$\left( \frac{3}{5} \right)^4$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 5.4 | Page 18

Express the following rational numbers with a negative exponent:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^4 \right\}^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 5.5 | Page 18

Express the following rational numbers with a negative exponent:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{7}{3} \right)^4 \right\}^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 6.1 | Page 19

Express the following rational numbers with a positive exponent:

$\left( \frac{3}{4} \right)^{- 2}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 6.2 | Page 19

Express the following rational numbers with a positive exponent:

$\left( \frac{5}{4} \right)^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 6.3 | Page 19

Express the following rational numbers with a positive exponent:

$4^3 \times 4^{- 9}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 6.4 | Page 19

Express the following rational numbers with a positive exponent:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{4}{3} \right)^{- 3} \right\}^{- 4}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 6.5 | Page 19

Express the following rational numbers with a positive exponent:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^4 \right\}^{- 2}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 7.1 | Page 19

Simplify:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 3} - \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 3} \right\} \div \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 7.2 | Page 19

Simplify:

$\left( 3^2 - 2^2 \right) \times \left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 3}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 7.3 | Page 19

Simplify:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 1} \times ( - 4 )^{- 1} \right\}^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 7.4 | Page 19

Simplify:

$\left[ \left\{ \left( \frac{- 1}{4} \right)^2 \right\}^{- 2} \right]^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 7.5 | Page 19

Simplify:

$\left\{ \left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^2 \right\}^3 \times \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{- 4} \times 3^{- 1} \times 6^{- 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 8 | Page 19

By what number should 5−1 be multiplied so that the product may be equal to (−7)−1?

Ex. 2.2 | Q 9 | Page 19

By what number should $\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{- 1}$ be multiplied so that the product may be equal to $\left( \frac{- 4}{7} \right)^{- 1} ?$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 10 | Page 19

By what number should (−15)−1 be divided so that the quotient may be equal to (−5)−1?

Ex. 2.2 | Q 11 | Page 19

By what number should $\left( \frac{5}{3} \right)^{- 2}$ be multiplied so that the product may be $\left( \frac{7}{3} \right)^{- 1} ?$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 12.1 | Page 19

Find x, if $\left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 4} \times \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 8} = \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^{- 4x}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 12.2 | Page 19

Find x, if
$\left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^{- 19} \times \left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^8 = \left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^{- 2x + 1}$

Ex. 2.2 | Q 12.3 | Page 19

Find x, if

$\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{- 3} \times \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^5 = \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{2x + 1}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 12.4 | Page 19

Find x, if

$\left( \frac{2}{5} \right)^{- 3} \times \left( \frac{2}{5} \right)^{15} = \left( \frac{2}{5} \right)^{2 + 3x}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 12.5 | Page 19

Find x, if

$\left( \frac{5}{4} \right)^{- x} \div \left( \frac{5}{4} \right)^{- 4} = \left( \frac{5}{4} \right)^5$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 12.6 | Page 19

Find x, if

$\left( \frac{8}{3} \right)^{2x + 1} \times \left( \frac{8}{3} \right)^5 = \left( \frac{8}{3} \right)^{x + 2}$
Ex. 2.2 | Q 13.1 | Page 19

if $x = \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^2 \times \left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 4}$, find the value of x−2.

Ex. 2.2 | Q 13.2 | Page 19

If $x = \left( \frac{4}{5} \right)^{- 2} \div \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^2$, find the value of x−1.

Ex. 2.2 | Q 14 | Page 19

Find the value of x for which 52x ÷ 5−3 = 55.

### RD Sharma solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 2 Powers 2.3 [Page 22]

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.1 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
6020000000000000

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.2 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
0.00000000000943

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.3 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
0.00000000085

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.4 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
846 × 107

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.5 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
3759 × 10−4

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.6 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
0.00072984

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.7 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
0.000437 × 104

Ex. 2.3 | Q 1.8 | Page 22

Express the following numbers in standard form:
4 ÷ 100000

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.1 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
4.83 × 107

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.2 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
3.02 × 10−6

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.3 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
4.5 × 104

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.4 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
3 × 10−8

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.5 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
1.0001 × 109

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.6 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
5.8 × 102

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.7 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
3.61492 × 106

Ex. 2.3 | Q 2.8 | Page 22

Write the following numbers in the usual form:
3.25 × 10−7

### RD Sharma solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 2 Powers [Pages 22 - 24]

Q 1 | Page 22

Square of $\left( \frac{- 2}{3} \right)$ is

• $- \frac{2}{3}$

• $\frac{2}{3}$

• $- \frac{4}{9}$

• $\frac{4}{9}$

Q 2 | Page 22

Cube of $\frac{- 1}{2}$ is

• $\frac{1}{8}$

• $\frac{1}{16}$

• $- \frac{1}{8}$

• $\frac{- 1}{16}$

Q 3 | Page 23

Which of the following is not equal to $\left( \frac{- 3}{5} \right)^4 ?$

• $\frac{( - 3 )^4}{5^4}$

• $\frac{3^4}{( - 5 )^4}$

• $- \frac{3^4}{5^4}$

• $\frac{- 3}{5} \times \frac{- 3}{5} \times \frac{- 3}{5} \times \frac{- 3}{5}$

Q 4 | Page 23

Which  of the following is not reciprocal of $\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^4 ?$

• $\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^4$

• $\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 4}$

• $\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{- 4}$

• $\frac{3^4}{2^4}$

Q 5 | Page 23

Which of the following numbers is not equal to $\frac{- 8}{27}?$
(a) $\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 3}$

(b) $- \left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^3$

(c) $\left( - \frac{2}{3} \right)^3$

(d) $\left( \frac{- 2}{3} \right) \times \left( \frac{- 2}{3} \right) \times \left( \frac{- 2}{3} \right)$

Q 6 | Page 23
$\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 5}$ is equal to
• $\left( \frac{- 2}{3} \right)^5$

• $\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^5$
• $\frac{2x - 5}{3}$
• $\frac{2x - 5}{3}$
Q 7 | Page 23
$\left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^5 \times \left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^3$ is equal to
• $\left( \frac{- 1}{2} \right)^8$

• $- \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^8$

• $\left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^8$

• $\left( - \frac{1}{2} \right)^{15}$

Q 8 | Page 23
$\left( \frac{- 1}{5} \right)^3 \div \left( \frac{- 1}{5} \right)^8$  is equal to
• $\left( - \frac{1}{5} \right)^5$

• $\left( - \frac{1}{5} \right)^{11}$

• $( - 5 )^5$

• $\left( \frac{1}{5} \right)^5$

Q 9 | Page 23
$\left( \frac{- 2}{5} \right)^7 \div \left( \frac{- 2}{5} \right)^5$ is equal to
• $\frac{4}{25}$

• $\frac{- 4}{25}$

• $\left( \frac{- 2}{5} \right)^{12}$

• $\frac{25}{4}$

Q 10 | Page 23
$\left\{ \left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^2 \right\}^4$ is equal to
• $\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^6$

• $\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^8$

• $\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{24}$

• $\left( \frac{1}{3} \right)^{16}$

Q 11 | Page 24
$\left( \frac{1}{5} \right)^0$  is equal to
• 0

• $\frac{1}{5}$

• 1

• 5

Q 12 | Page 24
$\left( \frac{- 3}{2} \right)^{- 1}$ is equal to

• $\frac{2}{3}$

• $- \frac{2}{3}$

• $\frac{3}{2}$

• none of these

Q 13 | Page 24
$\left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{- 5} \times \left( \frac{5}{7} \right)^{- 5}$ is equal to
• $\left( \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{7} \right)^{- 10}$

• $\left( \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{7} \right)^{- 5}$

• $\left( \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{7} \right)^{25}$

• $\left( \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{7} \right)^{- 25}$

Q 14 | Page 24

$\left( \frac{3}{4} \right)^5 \div \left( \frac{5}{3} \right)^5$ is equal to

• $\left( \frac{3}{4} \div \frac{5}{3} \right)^5$

• (4/3div3/5)^5

• (5/3div4/3)^3

• (3/5div3/4)^3

Q 15 | Page 24

For any two non-zero rational numbers a and b, a4 ÷ b4 is equal to

• (a ÷ b)1

•  (a ÷ b)0

• (a ÷ b)4

• (a ÷ b)8

Q 16 | Page 24

For any two rational numbers a and b, a5 × b5 is equal to

•  (a × b)0

• (a × b)10

• (a × b)5

•  (a × b)25

Q 17 | Page 24

For a non-zero rational number a, a7 ÷ a12 is equal to

•  a5

• a−19

• a−5

• a19

Q 18 | Page 24

For a non zero rational number a, (a3)−2 is equal to

•  a9

• a−6

• a−9

• a1

## Chapter 2: Powers

Ex. 2.1Ex. 2.2Ex. 2.3Others

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