NCERT solution for class 8 maths Chapter 12 Exponents and Powers
Exercise 12.1 Page No: 197 1. Evaluate: (i) 3-2 (ii) (-4)-2 (iii) (1/2)-5 Solution: (i) 3-2 = (1/3)2 = 1/9 (ii) (-4)-2 = (1/-4)2 = 1/16 (iii) (1/2)-5 = (2/1)5 = 25 = 32 2. Simplify and express the result in power notation with positive exponent: (i) (-4)4 ÷(-4)8 (ii) (1/23)2 (iii) -(3)4×(5/3)4 (iv) (3-7÷3-10)×3-5 (v) 2-3×(-7)-3 Solution: (i) = (-4)5/(-4)8 = (-4)5-8 = 1/(-4)3 (ii) (1/23)2 = 12/(23)2 = … Read more