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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 12 Exercise 12.1

In this page we have NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 12 Exercise 12.1 for Exponent and Power.This exercise has questions about Exponents and power, Powers with Negative Exponents and Laws of exponents. Hope you like them and do not forget to like , social share and comment at the end of the page.

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 12 Ex 12.1

Question 1
Evaluate
(i) $3^{-2}$
(ii) $(-4)^{-2}$
(iii)$(\frac {1}{2})^{-5}$
As we know that
$b^{-n}= \frac {1}{b^n}$
(i) $3^{-2}=\frac {1}{3^2} =\frac {1}{9}$
(ii) $(-4)^{-2}=\frac {1}{(-4)^2}= \frac {1}{16}$
(iii) $(\frac {1}{2})^{-5}=\frac {1}{2^{-5}}=2^5= 32$

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

(i)
= (-4)5 / (-4)8
= (-4)5-8
=1/ (-4)3 (ii)

=1/23x2
=1/26

(iv )

=(3-7/ 3-10) × 3-5
=3-7+10 × 3-5
=33 × 3-5
=3-2
=1/32
(v) 2 - 3 × ( - 7) - 3
= (2× -7)-3
= (-14)-3
=1/ (-14)3

Question 3
Find the value of
1. (30 + 4 - 1) × 22
2. (2 - 1 × 4 - 1)  ÷ 2 - 2
3. $(\frac {1}{2})^{-2} + (\frac {1}{3})^{-2} + (\frac {1}{4})^{-2}$
4. (3 - 1 + 4 - 1 + 5 - 1)0
5. $\left \{ \left (\frac {-2}{3 }\right )^{-2} \right \}^2$
1.(30 + 4 - 1) × 22 = (1+1/4) × 4
= 4+1=5
2. (2 - 1 × 4 - 1)  ÷ 2 - 2
= [(1/2) × (1/4)] ÷ (1/4)
= (1/8)  ×  (4)  =1/2
3.
$(\frac {1}{2})^{-2} + (\frac {1}{3})^{-2} + (\frac {1}{4})^{-2}$ = 22 + 32  + 42
=4+9+16=29
4. (3 - 1 + 4 - 1 + 5 - 1)0
=1   as  a0=1
5.$\left \{ \left (\frac {-2}{3 }\right )^{-2} \right \}^2$
$=\left (\frac {-2}{3 }\right )^{-4}$
$=\frac {81}{16}$

Question 4
Evaluate
i. $\frac {8^{-1} \times 5^3}{2^{-4}}$
ii. $(5^{-1} \times 2^{-1}) \times 6^{-1}$
i. $\frac {8^{-1} \times 5^3}{2^{-4}}$
$=\frac {2^4 \times 5^3}{8} = 250$
ii. $(5^{-1} \times 2^{-1}) \times 6^{-1}$
$=( \frac {1}{5} \times \frac {1}{2} ) \times \frac {1}{6}$
$=\frac {1}{60}$

Question 5
Find the value of m for which 5m   ÷  5-3 = 55
5m   ÷   5-3 = 55
5m × (1/5-3)  = 55
5m+3 =55
So  m+3=5
m=2

Question 6
Evaluate
i. $\left \{ \left ( \frac {1}{3} \right )^{-1} - \left ( \frac {1}{4} \right )^{-1} \right \}^{-1}$
ii. $\left ( \frac {5}{8} \right )^{-7} \times \left ( \frac {8}{5} \right )^{-4}$
i. $\left \{ \left ( \frac {1}{3} \right )^{-1} - \left ( \frac {1}{4} \right )^{-1} \right \}^{-1}$
$={3^2 - 4^1}^{-1} = -1$ ii. $\left ( \frac {5}{8} \right )^{-7} \times \left ( \frac {8}{5} \right )^{-4}$
$=\left ( \frac {5}{8} \right )^{-7} \times \left ( \frac {5}{8} \right )^{4}$
$=\left ( \frac {5}{8} \right )^{-3}= \frac {512}{125}$

Question 7
Simplify.

Summary

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