NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 10 Exponents and Powers

In this modern world with higher level mathematics, finding the area of squares, calculating the compound interest or expressing larger data, nothing is possible without Exponents and Powers. This chapter on Exponents and Powers helps represent and work with larger numbers and calculations. This chapter lays the introduction to the rules and properties of exponents. None of the higher mathematical topics can be covered without this concept of Exponents and Powers. The NCERT Solutions provide students with comprehensive step-by-step solutions to every exercise problem. These step-by-step solutions help students understand and apply the concepts effectively.

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Exponents and Powers Class 8 Solutions - Important Formulae

Law of Exponents

• Law of Product: $a^m\times a^n=a^{(m+n)}$

• Law of Quotient: $\frac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{(m-n)}$

• Law of Zero Exponent: $a^0=1$

• Law of Negative Exponent: $a^{(-m)}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

• Law of Power of a Power: ${\left(a^m\right)}^n=a^{\left(mn\right)}$

• Law of Power of a Product: $(ab{)}^n=a^n{b}^n$

• Law of Power of a Quotient: $(\frac{a}{b}{)}^m=\frac{a^m}{b^m}$

Exponents and Powers Class 8 NCERT Solutions (Exercise)

Question:1 (i) Evaluate.

$3^{-2}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows,

We know that,

$a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

So, here m =2 and a = 3

$3^{-2}=\frac{1}{3^2}=\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{9}$

Question: 1(ii) Evaluate.

$(-4{)}^{-2}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows

We know that,

$a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

So, here (a = -4) and (m = 2)

Then, according to the law of exponent

$(-4{)}^{-2}=\frac{1}{(-4{)}^2}=\frac{1}{(-4)}\times \frac{1}{(-4)}=\frac{1}{16}$ [ negative $\times$ negative = positive]

Question: 1(iii) Evaluate.

${\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{-5}$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows

We know that,

$(\frac{a}{b}{)}^m=\frac{a^m}{b^m}$ $\mathrm{\&}$ $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

So, here

a = 1 and b = 2 and m =-5

According to the law of exponent

$(\frac{1}{2}{)}^{-5}=\frac{1^{-5}}{2^{-5}}=\frac{-1}{2^{-5}}$

$=(-1)\times -2\times -2\times -2\times -2\times -2=32$

Question: 2(i) Simplify and express the result in power notation with a positive exponent.

$(-4{)}^5÷(-4{)}^8$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows

We know the exponential formula

$\frac{a^m}{a_n}=a^{m-n}$ and $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

So according to this

a = -4, m = 5 and n = 8

$\frac{4^5}{4_8}=-4^{5-8}=-4^{-3}$

$=(-\frac{1}{4})\times -(\frac{1}{4})\times (-\frac{1}{4})=-\frac{1}{64}$

Question: 2(ii) Simplify and express the result in power notation with a positive exponent.

${\left(\frac{1}{2^3}\right)}^2$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows

We know the exponential formula

$\frac{a^m}{b^m}=(\frac{a}{b}{)}^m$ and $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$ and $(a^m{)}^n=a^{mn}$

So, we have given

a = 1, b=2

By using the above exponential law,

$\frac{a^m}{b^m}=\frac{1}{(2^3{)}^2}=\frac{1}{2^6}$

$=\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}\times \frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{64}$

Question: 2(iii) Simplify and express the result in power notation with a positive exponent.

$(-3{)}^4\times {\left(\frac{5}{3}\right)}^4$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows,

We know the exponential formula

$(\frac{a}{b}{)}^m=\frac{a^m}{b^m}$

So, $(-3{)}^4\times (\frac{5}{3}{)}^4=(-3{)}^4\times \frac{5^4}{3^4}=\frac{625}{1}$

Question: 2(iv) Simplify and express the result in power notation with a positive exponent.

$(3^{-7}÷3^{-10})\times 3^{-5}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows

As we know, the exponential form

$\frac{a^m}{b^n}=a^{m-n}\mathrm{\&}(a^m\times a^n)=a^{m+n}$

By using these two forms, we get,

$\frac{3^{-7}}{3^{-10}}\times (3{)}^{-5}=3^{-7-(-10)}\times (3{)}^{-5}$

$=3^3\times (3{)}^{-5}=3^{-2}$

$=\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{9}$

Question:2(v) Simplify and express the result in power notation with a positive exponent.

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

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows,

we know the exponential forms

$a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$ & $a^m\times b^m=(ab{)}^m$

So, according to our data,

Here, initially, we use the first form and then the second one.

$2^{-3}\times (-7{)}^{-3}=\frac{1}{2^3}\times \frac{1}{(-7{)}^3}$

$=\frac{1}{(2\times -7{)}^3}=\frac{1}{(-14{)}^3}$

Question:3(i) Find the value of.

$(3^0+4^{-1})\times 2^2$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows,

As we know that $a^0=1$

So, $3^0=1$

now,

$=(1+\frac{1}{4})\times 2^2$

$=\frac{5}{4}\times 2^2\Rightarrow \frac{5}{2^2}\times 2^2=5/1$

Question: 3(ii) Find the value of.

$(2^{-1}\times 4^{-1})÷2^{-2}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows

Rewrite the equation

$(2^{-1}\times 4^{-1})÷2^{-2}$ $=(2^{-1}\times 2^{-2})÷2^{-2}$

$=(2^{-1+(-2)})÷2^{-2}$ ................................. $a^m\times a^n=a^{(m+n)}$

$=(2^{-3})÷2^{-2}=2^{-3-(-2)}$ ........................ $a^m÷a^n=a^{(m-n)}$

$=2^{-1}=\frac{1}{2}$

Question: 3(iii) Find the value of.

${\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{-2}+{\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}^{-2}+{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}^{-2}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows,

This is the exponential form

$(a/b{)}^m=\frac{a^m}{b^m}$

So, ${\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{-2}+{\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}^{-2}+{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}^{-2}$

$=\frac{1}{2^{-2}}+\frac{1}{3^{-2}}+\frac{1}{4^{-2}}$ .......................using this form $a^m=\frac{1}{a^m}$

$=2^2+3^2+4^2$

= 4+9+16

= 29

Question: 3(iv) Find the value of.

$(3^{-1}+4^{-1}+5^{-1}{)}^0$

Answer:

since we know that

$a^0=1$

$(3^{-1}+4^{-1}+5^{-1}{)}^0$ $=1$

Question: 3(v) Find the value of.

${\left\{{\left(\frac{-2}{3}\right)}^{-2}\right\}}^2$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows

${\left\{{\left(\frac{-2}{3}\right)}^{-2}\right\}}^2$

$=(-2/3{)}^{-2\times 2}$ .............. By using these form of exponential $(a^m{)}^n=a^{mn}$

$(-2/3{)}^{-4}=(-3/2{)}^4$ ......... use this $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

$=\frac{81}{16}$

Question:4(i) Evaluate

$\frac{8^{-1}\times 5^3}{2^{-4}}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows

$\frac{8^{-1}\times 5^3}{2^{-4}}$

After rewriting the above equation, we get,

$\frac{2^{-3}\times 5^3}{2^{-4}}$ $=2^{-3-(-4)}\times 5^3$ ...........as we know that $\frac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{m-n}$

$$\begin{gathered} =2^1\times 5^3 \\ =2\times 125=250 \end{gathered}$$

An alternate method,

$=\frac{5^3}{2^{-4}\times 2^3}$

here you can use first $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$ and after that use $a^m\times a^n=a^{m+n}$

Question: 4(ii) Evaluate

$(5^{-1}\times 2^{-1})\times 6^{-1}$

Answer:

The detailed explanation for the above-written question is as follows

We clearly see that this is in the form of $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

So, $(5^{-1}\times 2^{-1})\times 6^{-1}=(\frac{1}{5}\times \frac{1}{2})\times \frac{1}{6}$

$=\frac{1}{60}$

Question: 5 Find the value of $m$ for which

$5^m÷5^{-3}=5^5$

Answer:

We have,

$a^m÷a^n=a^{m-n}$

Here a = 5 and n =-3 and m-n = 5

therefore,

$5^m÷5^{-3}=5^{m+3}=5^5$

By comparing both sides, we get,

m+3 = 5

m= 2

Question: 6(i) Evaluate

${\{{\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}^{-1}-{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}^{-1}\}}^{-1}$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows

${\{{\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}^{-1}-{\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}^{-1}\}}^{-1}$

$=[(1\times 3)-(1\times 4){]}^{-1}$ .............by using $a^{-m}=\frac{1}{a^m}$

$=[3-4{]}^{-1}$

$$\begin{gathered} =[-1{]}^{-1} \\ =-1 \end{gathered}$$

Question: 6(ii) Evaluate

${\left(\frac{5}{8}\right)}^{-7}\times {\left(\frac{8}{5}\right)}^{-4}$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows

${\left(\frac{5}{8}\right)}^{-7}\times {\left(\frac{8}{5}\right)}^{-4}$

$=\frac{5^{-7}}{8^{-7}}\times \frac{8^{-4}}{5^{-4}}$ ................ using the form $\frac{a^m}{b^m}=(a/b{)}^m$

$=5^{-7+4}\times 8^{-4+7}$ ............using $a^m÷a^n=a^{m-n}$

$=5^{-3}\times 8^{+3}$

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{8^3}{5^3} \\ =\frac{512}{125} \end{gathered}$$

Question: 7(i) Simplify

$\frac{25\times t^{-4}}{5^{-3}\times 10\times t^{-8}}(t\ne 0)$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is as follows

$\frac{25\times t^{-4}}{5^{-3}\times 10\times t^{-8}}(t\ne 0)$

we can write $25=5^2$

So, after rewriting the equation,

$\frac{5^2\times t^{-4}}{5^{-3}\times 10\times t^{-8}}$

$=\frac{5^{2+3}\times t^{-4+8}}{10}$ .................using the form $[a^m÷a^n=a^{m-n}]$

$=\frac{5^5\times t^4}{10}$ .............(By expanding, we get,)

$=\frac{625t^4}{2}$

Question: 7(ii) Simplify.

$\frac{3^{-5}\times {10}^{-5}\times 125}{5^{-7}\times 6^{-5}}$

Answer:

The detailed solution for the above-written question is

$\frac{3^{-5}\times {10}^{-5}\times 125}{5^{-7}\times 6^{-5}}$

we can write 125 = $5^3$ and $6^{-5}$ can be written as $(2\times 3{)}^{-5}$

Now, rewriting the equation, we get

$=\frac{3^{-5}\times {10}^{-5}\times 5^3}{5^{-7}\times (2\times 3{)}^{-5}}$

$=\frac{3^{-5}\times {10}^{-5}\times 5^{3+7}}{(2\times 3{)}^{-5}}$ .............by using $[a^m÷a^n=a^{m-n}]$

$=\frac{{10}^{-5}\times 5^{10}}{(2{)}^{-5}}$ .....................Use $[a^m÷a^n=a^{m-n}]$

$5^{10-5}=5^5=3125$

As $[{10}^{-5}=(2\times 5{)}^{-5}=2^{-5}\times 5^{-5}]$ .

$2^{-5}$ can be cancelled out with the denominator $2^{-5}$

Question: 1(i) Express the following numbers in standard form.

0.0000000000085

Answer:

The standard form is $8.5\times {10}^{-12}$

Question: 1(ii) Express the following numbers in standard form.

0.00000000000942

Answer:

The standard form is $9.42\times {10}^{-12}$

Question: 1(iii) Express the following numbers in standard form.

6020000000000000

Answer:

The standard form is $6.02\times {10}^{15}$

Question: 1(iv) Express the following numbers in standard form.

0.00000000837

Answer:

The standard form of the given number is $8.37\times {10}^{-9}$

Question: 1(v) Express the following numbers in standard form.

31860000000

Answer:

The standard form is $3.186\times {10}^{10}$

Question: 2(i) Express the following numbers in the usual form.

$3.02\times {10}^{-6}$

Answer:

$3.02\times {10}^{-6}$

$=\frac{3.02}{1000000}$

$=0.00000302$

This is the usual form.

Question: 2 (ii) Express the following numbers in the usual form.

$4.5\times {10}^4$

Answer:

$4.5\times {10}^4=4.5\times 10000$

$=45000$

This is the usual form.

Question: 2(iii) Express the following numbers in the usual form.

$3\times {10}^{-8}$

Answer:

$3\times {10}^{-8}$

$\frac{3}{100000000}=0.000000030$

This is the usual form.

Question: 2(iv) Express the following numbers in the usual form.

$1.0001\times {10}^9$

Answer:

$1.0001\times {10}^9$

$=1.0001\times 100000000$

$=1000100000$

This is the usual form.

Question: 2(v) Express the following numbers in the usual form.

$5.8\times {10}^{12}$

Answer:

$5.8\times {10}^{12}$

$=5.8\times 100000000000$

$=5800000000000$

This is the usual form.

Question: 2(vi) Express the following numbers in the usual form.

$3.61492\times {10}^6$

Answer:

$3.61492\times {10}^6$

$=3.61492\times 1000000$

$=3614920$

17155

Question: 3(i) Express the number appearing in the following statements in standard form.

1 micron is equal to $\frac{1}{1000000}m$.

Answer:

1 micron is equal to

$\frac{1}{1000000}m$

$=1\times {10}^{-6}$

Question: 3(ii) Express the number appearing in the following statements in standard form.

The charge of an electron is 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,16 coulomb.

Answer:

The charge of an electron is 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,16 coulomb.

$=1.6\times {10}^{-19}$ coulomb.

Question: 3(iii) Express the number appearing in the following statements in standard form.

The size of a bacteria is 0.0000005 m.

Answer:

The size of a bacteria is 0.0000005 m

$\frac{5}{10000000}=5\times {10}^{-7}m$

Question: 3(iv) Express the number appearing in the following statements in standard form.

The size of a plant cell is 0.00001275 m.

Answer:

The size of a plant cell is 0.00001275 m

$=\frac{1275}{10000}=1.275\times {10}^{-5}m$

Question: 3(v) Express the number appearing in the following statements in standard form.

The thickness of a thick paper is 0.07 mm.

Answer:

The thickness of a thick paper is 0.07

$=\frac{7}{100}=7\times {10}^{-2}mm$

Question: 4 In a stack, there are 5 books each of thickness 20mm and 5 paper sheets each of thickness 0.016 mm. What is the total thickness of the stack?

Answer:

The thickness of each book = 20mm

So, the thickness of 5 books = $(5\times 20)=100mm$

The thickness of one paper sheet =0.016mm

So, the thickness of 5 paper sheet = $(5\times 0.016)=0.08mm$

The total thickness of the stack = (100+0.08)mm

=100.08 mm or $(1.008\times {10}^{-2}mm)$

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 10 Exponents and Powers - Topics

• Powers with Negative Exponents
• Laws of Exponents
• Use of Exponents to Express Small Numbers in Standard Form
• Comparing very large and very small numbers

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 10 Exponents and Powers - Points to Remember

• An exponent refers to the number of times a number is multiplied by itself
• A larger number can be expressed with a positive exponent
• A very small number( less than 1 and greater than 0) can be expressed with a negative exponent.
• The laws of exponents are,
  $a^m\times a^n=a^{m+n}$
  $a^m÷a^n=a^{m-n}$
  ${\left(a^m\right)}^n=a^{mn}$
  $a^m\times b^m=(ab{)}^m$
  $a^0=1$
  $\frac{a^m}{b^m}={\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)}^m$

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