NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Mathematics Chapter 13 Exponents and Powers

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Chapter 13 – Exponents and Powers Exercise
Exercise 13.1 Questions & Solutions
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Exercise 13.3 Questions & Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Mathematics Chapter 13 

Chapter 13 of the Class 7 NCERT Mathematics textbook introduces students to exponents and powers. It starts by explaining how exponents are extremely useful for expressing large numbers easily. For example, 104 can be used to express 10,000 in a much more concise manner. Imagine expressing something like 1 followed by 20 zeroes without exponents.

In the given example 10 is the base and 4 is the exponent or the power.

The chapter then introduces students to the different laws of exponents. These laws are extremely important and are used extensively in Mathematics problems for simplifying complicated expressions. Students should give special attention to these laws and should solve as many problems as possible in order to get comfortable with them.

Class 7 Mathematics Chapter 13 Includes:

The different topics covered in Chapter 13 of Class 7 Mathematics NCERT textbook include:

  • Exponents
  • Laws of Exponents
  • Multiplying Powers With The Same Base
  • Dividing Powers With The Same Base
  • Taking Power of a Power
  • Multiplying Powers With The Same Exponents
  • Dividing Powers With The Same Exponents
  • Miscellaneous Examples Using The Laws of Exponents
  • Decimal Number System
  • Expressing Large Numbers in The Standard Form

Facts

  • -1 raise to an odd power will always be -1 and -1 raised to an even power is always 1
  • Let ‘a’ and ‘b’ be non-zero integers and m, n be whole numbers, then 
    • am x an = a(m+n) 
    • am ÷ an = a(m-n); m > n 
    • (am)n = am x n 
    • am x bm = (ab)m 
    • am ÷ bm = (a/b)m 
    • a0 = 1 
  • Any decimal number between 1.0 and 10.0, including 1.0 multiplied by a power of ten, is said to be in standard form.
  • Exponents are used for writing long numbers as short notations to make these numbers easy to read, understand, and compare.

Exponents

Exponents simply represent a number getting multiplied by itself. Consider the following statements

x * x = x2

x * x * x = x3

x * x * x * x = x4

x * x * x * x * x * x = x6

The number xn is read as ‘x’ raised to the power of n or simply the nth power of ‘x ‘. Here, x is known as the base, and n is known as the exponent.

Laws of Exponents

Let us understand the laws of exponents.

  1. Multiplying Powers With the Same Base

am x an = a(m+n)

where ‘a’ is any non-zero integer.

‘m’ and ‘n’ are whole numbers.

Example: 42 x 45 = 4(2+5) = 47

38 x 33 = 3(8+3) = 311

b2 x b5 = b(2+5) = b7

  1. Dividing Powers with the Same Base

am ÷ an = a(m-n); m > n

where ‘a’ is any non-zero integer.

‘m’ and ‘n’ are whole numbers.

m > n

Example: 57 ÷ 53 = 5(7-3) = 54

210 ÷ 28 = 2(10-8) = 22

(-8)6 ÷ (-8)3 = (-8)6-3 = (-8)3

III. Taking Power of a Power

(am)n = amn

where ‘a’ is any non-zero integer.

‘m’ and ‘n’ are whole numbers.

Example: (23)5 = 23 x 5 = 215

(53)2 = 53 x 2 = 56

(-63)4 = (-6) 3 x 4 = (-6)12

  1. Multiplying Powers with Same Exponents

am x bm = (ab)m

where ‘a’ is any non-zero integer.

‘m’ and ‘n’ are whole numbers.

Example: 23 x 33 = (2 x 3)3 = 63

52 x 62 = (5 x 6)2 = 302

(-2)4 x (-3)4 =(−2 x −3)4

  1. Dividing the Powers with the Same Exponents

am ÷ bm = (a/b)m

where ‘a’ is any non-zero integer.

‘m’ and ‘n’ are whole numbers.

Example: 54 ÷ 34 =(5/3)4         

(-3)2 ÷ p2 = (-3/p)2

  1. Numbers with Exponent Zero

a0 = 1 ( for any non-zero integer ‘a’)

or

Any number (except 0) raised to the power ( or exponent) 0 is 1.

Example: (25)0 = 1

(½)0 = 1

(-18)0 = 1

NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Mathematics

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NCERT Solutions Class 7 Maths Chapter-wise List
Chapter 1 – Integers
Chapter 2 – Fractions and Decimals
Chapter 3 – Data Handling
Chapter 4 – Simple Equations
Chapter 5 – Lines and Angles
Chapter 6 – The Triangle and Its Properties
Chapter 7 – Congruence of Triangles
Chapter 8 – Comparing Quantities
Chapter 9 – Rational Numbers
Chapter 10 – Practical Geometry
Chapter 11 – Perimeter and Area
Chapter 12 – Algebraic Expressions
Chapter 13 – Exponents and Powers
Chapter 14 – Symmetry
Chapter 15 – Visualising Solid Shapes

Q.1 Show that 913×11178=1398×17118.

Ans.

913×11178=1398×17118L.H.S           =913×11178                    =1398×11178                    =1398×17118                    =R.H.S

Q.2 Simplify:

i32×45×x434×43×x9                     ii45×95×x723×36×x5

Ans.

i32×45×x434×43×x9 =324×453×x49                        =32×42×x5                        =4232×x5ii45×95×x723×36×x5=225×325×x723×36×x5 =                   210×310×x723×36×x5                       =2103×3106×x75                        =27×34×x2

Q.3 Express the following numbers in the expanded form.
(i) 5,223,000,000 (ii) 256,000,000

Ans.

i5,223,000,000=5×109+2×108+2×107+3×106ii256,000,000=2×108+5×107+6×106

Q.4 Find the number from each of the following expanded forms.

i3×104+5×103+5×101+2×100(ii)8×106+6×104+8×102+3×101+6×100

Ans.

i3×104+5×103+5×101+2×100=30000+5000+50+2=35052(ii)8×106+6×104+8×102+3×101+6×100=8000000+60000+800+6=8060806

Q.5 Express the following numbers in standard form.
(i) 296, 851, 358, 200 (ii) 25, 615, 646, 430

Ans.

i296,851,358,200=2.96851358200 × 1011(ii)25, 615, 646, 430=2.5615646430 × 1010

Q.6 Simplify and write the answer in exponential form.
(i) 37 ÷ 34 (ii) 58 ÷ 54

Ans.

i3734=374         =33ii5854=584           =54

Q.7 Simplify and write the answer in exponential form.
(i) (65)3 ÷ 63 (ii) (950)3 (iii) (532)5 (iv) (264)5

Ans.

i65363=61563             =6153             =612ii 90503=9050×3                =90150iii5325=532×5               =5160(iv)2645=264×5               =2320

Q.8 Find the value of (−9)3 × (−4)2 .

Ans.

(−9)3 × (−4)2

=[(−9) × (−9) × (−9)] × [(−4) × (−4)]

= (−729) × (16)

= −11664

Q.9 Find the value of 6020×60+20.

Ans.

6020×60+20=11×11=0×2=0

Q.10 Express (37x 33) x 33 as a rational number with negative exponent.

Ans.

37×33×33=37+3×33=310×33=310+3=313=1313

Q.11 State true or false and justify your answer:
(i) 10 × 1011 = 10011
(ii) 23 × 32 = 65
(iii) 30 = (1000)0

Ans.

(i) False;

10×1011 = 101+11 = 1012

and, (100)11 = (102)11 = 1022

(ii) False;

23 = 8,

32 = 9

So, 23 x 32 =72

and, 65 = 6×6×6×6×6 = 7776

(iii) True;

30 = 1 and (1000)0 = 1 .

Q.12

Simplify 2×34×259×42.

Ans.

2×34×259×42=2×34×2532×222                =2×34×2532×22×2                =34×21+532×24                =34×2632×24                =264×342                =22×32                =4×9                =36

Q.13

Express41×131asa rational number.

Ans.

41×131=14×11/3                    =14×3                    =34

Q.14 Express the 16000 as a product of power of prime factors.

Ans.

16000

= 16 × 1000

= (2 ×2 × 2 × 2) × 1000

= 24 × 103 [as 16 = 2 ×2 × 2 × 2 ]

= (2 ×2 × 2 × 2) × (2 ×2 × 2 × 5 × 5 ×5) [as 10 = 2×5]

= (2 ×2 × 2 × 2 × 2 ×2 × 2 )× (5 × 5 ×5)

Hence, 16000 = 27 × 53

Q.15

Simplify14474.

Ans.

14474=14×14×14×147×7×7×7=147×147×147×147=1474=24=16

Q.16 Simplify

27×28÷212

Ans.

27×28÷212=27+8212                     =215212                     =21512                     =23

Q.17 Simplify 23×22×55 and write the answer in the exponential form.

Ans.

23×22×55=25×55               =2×55               =105

Q.18 Find the value of (42)5.

Ans.

425=42×5​​​​​​​​        =410

Q.19 Simplify 7x × 72 and write the answer in exponential form.

Ans.

7x × 72 = 7x+2

Q.20 Express 65,950 in the standard forms.

Ans.

65,950 = 6.595 × 10,000
= 6.595 × 104

Q.21 Which one is greater 102 or 210 ?

Ans.

102 = 10 × 10 = 100
210 = (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 ×2 × 2 × 2 × 2 ×2) = 1024
Since, 1024 > 100
Hence, 210 > 102

Q.22 Write 104278 in expanded form.

Ans.

104278 =1×100,000 + 0 × 10,000 + 4 × 1000 + 2 × 100 + 7 × 10 + 8 × 1

= 1×105 + 0 × 104 + 4 × 103 + 2 × 102 + 7 × 101 + 8 × 100

= 1×105 + 4 × 103 + 2 × 102 + 7 × 101 + 8 × 100

Q.23 What number should be multiplied by (-8)-1 so that the product may be equal to (10)-1?

Ans.

Let required number b x.x×81=101x=101÷81   x=110÷18   =110×81   =45

Q.24 Expand a3b2, a2b3, b2a3, b3a2. Find out like terms.

Ans.

a3b2 = a3 × b2
= (a×a×a)×(b×b)
= a×a×a×b×b
a2b3 = a2 × b3
=a×a×b×b×b
b2a3 = b2 × a3
= b×b×a×a×a
b3a2 = b3 × a2
=b×b×b×a×a
b2a3 and a3b2 are like terms, since the power of a and b in these two terms are the same. The order of factors do not matter.
Thus, a3b2 = a3 × b2 or b2 × a3 = b2a3. Similarly, a2b3 and b3a2 are like terms.

Q.25

Simplify124×93×463×82×27

Ans.

124×93×463×82×27=22×34×323×2223×33×233×33=224×34×32×3×2223×33×23×2×33=28×22×34×3623×26×33×33=28+2×34+623+6×33+3=210×31029×36=2109×3106=21×34=2×81=162

Q.26

Find m so that 293×296=292m1

Ans.

293×296=292m12936=292m1293=292m1In an equation, when bases are same on both sides, powers must be equal.            2m1=3              2m=3+1              2m=2             m=22=1Requiredvalueofm=1

Q.27

If pq=322÷8271/3,find the value of pq3.

Ans.

Ifpq=322÷8271/3pq=232÷231/3x3pq=232÷231pq=49×32pq=23pq3=233=827

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