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3.10: Exercise Supplement

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    Exercise Supplement

    Signed Numbers

    For the following problems, find \(−a\) if \(a\) is

    how many exercises?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    \(27\)

    Answer

    \(-27\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    \(-15\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    \(-\dfrac{8}{9}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{8}{9}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    \(-(-3)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    \(k\)

    Answer

    \(-k\)

    Absolute Value

    Simplify the following problems.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    \(|8|\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    \(|-3|\)

    Answer

    \(3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)

    \(-|16|\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)

    \(-(-|12|)\)

    Answer

    \(12\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)

    \(-|0|\)

    Addition of Signed Numbers - Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers

    Simplify the following problems.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

    \(4 + (-6)\)

    Answer

    \(-2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

    \(-16 + (-18)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

    \(3 - (-14)\)

    Answer

    \(17\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    \((-5)(2)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    \((-6)(-3)\)

    Answer

    \(18\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)

    \((-1)(-4)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    \((4)(-3)\)

    Answer

    \(-12\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    \(\dfrac{-25}{5}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)

    \(\dfrac{-100}{-10}\)

    Answer

    \(10\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    \(16 - 18 + 5\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    \(\dfrac{(-2)(-4) + 10}{-5}\)

    Answer

    \(-\dfrac{18}{5}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    \(\dfrac{-3(-8+4)-12}{4(3+6)-2(-8)}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{23}\)

    \(\dfrac{-1(-3-2)-4(-4)}{-13+10}\)

    Answer

    \(-7\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

    \(-(2-10)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

    \(0 - 6(-4)(-2)\)

    Answer

    \(-48\)

    Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers

    Find the value of each expression for the following problems.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

    \(P = R - C\). Find \(P\) if \(R = 3000\) and \(C = 3800\).

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

    \(z = \dfrac{x-u}{s}\). Find \(z\) if \(x = 22, u = 30\), and \(s = 8\).

    Answer

    \(-1\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

    \(P = n(n-1)(n-2)\). Find \(P\) if \(n = -3\).

    Negative Exponents

    Write the expressions for the following problems using only positive exponents.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

    \(a^{-1}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{1}{a}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}\)

    \(c^{-6}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{31}\)

    \(a^3b^{-2}c^{-5}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{a^3}{b^2c^5}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{32}\)

    \((x+5)^{-2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{33}\)

    \(x^3y^2(x-3)^{-7}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{x^3y^2}{(x-3)^7}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{34}\)

    \(4^{-2}a^{-3}b^{-4}c^5\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{35}\)

    \(2^{-1}x^{-1}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{1}{2x}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{36}\)

    \((2x+9)^{-3}7x^4y^{-5}z^{-2}(3x-1)^2(2x+5)^{-1}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{37}\)

    \((-2)^{-1}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{1}{-2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{38}\)

    \(\dfrac{1}{x^{-4}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{39}\)

    \(\dfrac{7x}{y^{-3}z^{-2}}\)

    Answer

    \(7xy^3z^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{40}\)

    \(\dfrac{4c^{-2}}{b^{-6}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{41}\)

    \(\dfrac{3^{-2}a^{-5}b^{-9}c^2}{x^2y^{-4}z^{-1}}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{c^2y^4z}{9a^5b^9x^2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{42}\)

    \(\dfrac{(z-6)^{-2}}{(z+6)^{-4}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{43}\)

    \(\dfrac{16a^5b^{-2}}{-2a^3b^{-5}}\)

    Answer

    \(-8a^2b^3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{44}\)

    \(\dfrac{-44x^3y^{-6}z^{-8}}{-11x^{-2}y^{-7}z^{-8}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{45}\)

    \(8^{-2}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{1}{64}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{46}\)

    \(9^{-1}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{47}\)

    \(2^{-5}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{1}{32}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{48}\)

    \((x^3)^{-2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{49}\)

    \((a^2b)^{-3}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{1}{a^6b^3}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{50}\)

    \((x^{-2})^{-4}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{51}\)

    \((c^{-1})^{-4}\)

    Answer

    \(c^4\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{52}\)

    \((y^{-1})^{-1}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{53}\)

    \((x^3y^{-4}z^{-2})^{-6}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{y^{24}z^{12}}{x^{18}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{54}\)

    \((\dfrac{x^{-6}}{y^{-2}})^{-5}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{55}\)

    \((\dfrac{2b^{-7}c^{-8}d^4}{x^{-2}y^3z})^{-4}\)

    Answer

    \(\dfrac{b^{28}c^{32}y^{12}z^4}{16d^{16}x^8}\)

    Scientific Notation

    Write the following problems using scientific not

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{56}\)

    8739

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{57}\)

    73567

    Answer

    \(7.3567 \times 10^4\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{58}\)

    21,000

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{59}\)

    746,000

    Answer

    \(7.46 \times 10^5\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{60}\)

    8866846

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{61}\)

    0.0387

    Answer

    \(3.87 \times 10^{-2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{62}\)

    0.0097

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{63}\)

    0.376

    Answer

    \(3.76 \times 10^{-1}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{64}\)

    0.0000024

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{65}\)

    0.000000000000537

    Answer

    \(5.37 \times 10^{-13}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{66}\)

    46,000,000,000,000,000

    Convert the following problems from scientific form to standard form.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{67}\)

    \(3.87 \times 10^5\)

    Answer

    387,000

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{68}\)

    \(4.145 \times 10^4\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{69}\)

    \(6.009 \times 10^7\)

    Answer

    60,090,000

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{70}\)

    \(1.80067 \times 10^6\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{71}\)

    \(3.88 \times 10^{-5}\)

    Answer

    0.0000388

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{72}\)

    \(4.116 \times 10^{-2}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{73}\)

    \(8.002 \times 10^{-12}\)

    Answer

    0.000000000008002

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{74}\)

    \(7.36490 \times 10^{-14}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{75}\)

    \(2.101 \times 10^{15}\)

    Answer

    2,101,000,000,000,000

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{76}\)

    \(6.7202 \times 10^{26}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{77}\)

    \(1 \times 10^6\)

    Answer

    1,000,000

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{78}\)

    \(1 \times 10^7\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{79}\)

    \(1 \times 10^9\)

    Answer

    1,000,000,000

    Find the product for the following problems. Write the result in scientific notation.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{80}\)

    \((1 \times 10^5)(2 \times 10^3)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{81}\)

    \((3 \times 10^6)(7 \times 10^7)\)

    Answer

    \(2.1 \times 10^{14}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{82}\)

    \((9 \times 10^2)(3 \times 10^{75})\)

    Answer

    \(2.7 \times 10^{78}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{83}\)

    \((1 \times 10^4)(1 \times 10^5)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{84}\)

    \((8 \times 10^{-3})(3 \times 10^{-6})\)

    Answer

    \(2.4 \times 10^{-8}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{85}\)

    \(9 \times 10^{-5})(2 \times 10^{-1})\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{86}\)

    \((3 \times 10^{-2})(7 \times 10^2)\)

    Answer

    \(2.1 \times 10^1\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{87}\)

    \((7.3 \times 10^4)(2.1 \times 10^{-8})\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{88}\)

    \((1.06 \times 10^{-16})(2.815 \times 10^{-12})\)

    Answer

    \(2.9839 \times 10^{-28}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{89}\)

    \((9.3806 \times 10^{52})(1.009 \times 10^{-31})\)


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