May 2026

Find a^b + b^a when a = 3, b = -2 Find: \(a^b + b^a\), where \(a = 3, b = -2\) Solution \[ = 3^{-2} + (-2)^3 \] \[ = \frac{1}{9} – 8 \] \[ = -\frac{71}{9} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{-\frac{71}{9}} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Find a^a + b^b when a = 3, b = -2 Find: \(a^a + b^b\), where \(a = 3, b = -2\) Solution \[ = 3^3 + (-2)^{-2} \] \[ = 27 + \frac{1}{4} \] \[ = \frac{109}{4} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\frac{109}{4}} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Simplify (a^(3n-9))^6 / a^(2n-4) Simplify: \(\frac{(a^{3n-9})^6}{a^{2n-4}}\) Solution \[ = \frac{a^{18n-54}}{a^{2n-4}} \] \[ = a^{16n-50} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{a^{16n-50}} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Simplify ((x^2y^2)/a^2b^3)^n Simplify: \(\left(\frac{x^2y^2}{a^2b^3}\right)^n\) Solution \[ = \frac{x^{2n}y^{2n}}{a^{2n}b^{3n}} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\frac{x^{2n}y^{2n}}{a^{2n}b^{3n}} } \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Simplify (4ab^2(-5ab^3))/10a^2b^2 Simplify: \(\frac{4ab^2(-5ab^3)}{10a^2b^2}\) Solution \[ = \frac{-20a^2b^5}{10a^2b^2} \] \[ = -2b^3 \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{-2b^3} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Simplify (4×10^7 × 6×10^-5) / (8×10^4) Simplify: \(\frac{(4\times10^7)(6\times10^{-5})}{8\times10^4}\) Solution \[ = \frac{24 \times 10^{2}}{8 \times 10^{4}} \] \[ = 3 \times 10^{-2} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{3 \times 10^{-2}} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Simplify (2x^-2y^3)^3 Simplify: \((2x^{-2}y^3)^3\) Solution \[ = 2^3 \cdot x^{-6} \cdot y^{9} \] \[ = \frac{8y^9}{x^6} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{\frac{8y^9}{x^6}} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Assertion Reason MCQ on Decimal Expansion Question Statement-1 (Assertion): The decimal representation of \( \frac{3}{8} \) is terminating. Statement-2 (Reason): If the denominator of a rational number is of the form \(2^m \times 5^n\), where \(m, n\) are non-negative integers, then its decimal representation is terminating. Options: (a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2

Simplify 3(a^4b^3)^10 × 5(a^2b^2)^3 Simplify: \(3(a^4b^3)^{10} \times 5(a^2b^2)^3\) Solution \[ = 3 \times 5 \cdot a^{40}b^{30} \cdot a^{6}b^{6} \] \[ = 15 \cdot a^{46}b^{36} \] Final Answer: \[ \boxed{15a^{46}b^{36}} \] Next Question / Full Exercise

Assertion Reason MCQ on Rational Numbers Question Statement-1 (Assertion): There are two rational numbers whose sum and product both are rationals. Statement-2 (Reason): There are numbers which cannot be written in the form \( \frac{p}{q} \), \( q \neq 0 \), where \( p, q \) are integers. Options: (a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is