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Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 2 Power Play (New Course)

This quiz on Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 2: Power Play is designed to assess students’ understanding of exponents and powers in a fun and engaging way. It covers key concepts such as the laws of exponents, expressing numbers in standard form, comparing very large and very small numbers using powers, and simplifying expressions involving exponents. Through a variety of problem-solving and application-based questions, the quiz encourages logical thinking, sharpens calculation skills, and helps students build confidence in handling exponents in real-life contexts. It aims to test not only conceptual clarity but also speed and accuracy, making learning both challenging and enjoyable.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Experiencing the Power Play

1. If a sheet of paper with an initial thickness of $0.001$ cm is folded 10 times, what will be its final thickness?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Experiencing the Power Play

2. Which of the following represents the population of Mumbai as $2$ crores in scientific notation?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Experiencing the Power Play

3. What is the thickness of the paper after 7 folds if the initial thickness is $0.001$ cm?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Experiencing the Power Play

4. How many times thicker will a paper be after 20 folds compared to after 10 folds, given the initial thickness is $0.001$ cm?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Folding Paper Experiment:

5. (A) After 46 folds of a paper with an initial thickness of 0.001 cm, the thickness will be approximately 7,00,000 km.
(R) The thickness of the paper follows exponential growth, doubling with each fold, and $2^{46}$ is approximately $7.04 \times 10^{13}$, which when multiplied by 0.001 cm gives the stated thickness.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Folding Paper Experiment:

6. If a paper of initial thickness 0.001 cm is folded 15 times, what would be its thickness?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Folding Paper Experiment:

7. Simplify $\frac{10^4}{5^4}$ and express it in exponential form.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Folding Paper Experiment:

8. What is the value of $3^4 \times 2^4$ expressed as a single exponent?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Folding Paper Experiment:

9. In a pond where lotuses triple every day, if the pond becomes full on day 10, when was it one-third full?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Notation and Operations

10. (A) $2^3 \times 2^4 = 2^{7}$
(R) When multiplying two exponents with the same base, we add their powers.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Notation and Operations

11. What is the value of $3^{-2}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Notation and Operations

12. (A) The expression $\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{-3} \times 10^4$ can be simplified to $1.25 \times 10^6$.
(R) For any non-zero number $n$, $n^{-a} = \frac{1}{n^a}$ and scientific notation expresses numbers as $x \times 10^y$ where $1 \leq x < 10$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Notation and Operations

13. What is the value of $5^{-2}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Growth: Understanding the doubling effect after each fold.

14. Express the number $308100000$ in scientific notation.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Growth: Understanding the doubling effect after each fold.

15. Express the thickness of a paper after 17 folds (approximately $131 \text{ cm}$) in scientific notation.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Growth: Understanding the doubling effect after each fold.

16. (A) The thickness of a paper folded 20 times would exceed the height of Mount Everest.
(R) The thickness after $n$ folds is given by $0.001 \text{ cm} \times 2^n$, and $2^{20}$ results in a thickness of approximately 1048.576 cm (10.48576 m), which is less than the height of Mount Everest (8848 m).

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Topic/Sub Topic: Exponential Growth: Understanding the doubling effect after each fold.

17. If a bacterium divides every hour and you start with 10 bacteria, how many bacteria will there be after 5 hours if they continue doubling every hour?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Power notation

18. What is the exponential form of $5 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Power notation

19. (A) The expression $(3^4)^5$ simplifies to $3^{20}$.
(R) According to the power of a power rule, $(n^a)^b = n^{a \times b}$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Power notation

20. What is the exponential form of $(-3) \times (-3) \times (-3) \times 2 \times 2$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Power notation

21. What is the value of $(5^2)^0 \times (2^3)^2$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Operations with exponents (multiplying and dividing exponents)

22. (A) The product of $3^5$ and $3^{-2}$ is $3^3$.
(R) When multiplying exponents with the same base, we add their exponents.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Operations with exponents (multiplying and dividing exponents)

23. Simplify: $\frac{7^6}{7^2}$

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Topic/Sub Topic: Operations with exponents (multiplying and dividing exponents)

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

(R) When multiplying exponents with the same base, we add the exponents.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Operations with exponents (multiplying and dividing exponents)

25. Evaluate $(2^4)^3$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Operations with exponents (multiplying and dividing exponents)

26. What is the value of $\frac{(2^3 \times 2^5) \div (2^2)^2}{(2^{-1})^3}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Prime factorization in exponential form

27. A number has prime factorization in exponential form as $2^a \times 3^b \times 7^c$. If this number equals 504 and $a + b – c = 4$, what is the value of $c$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Prime factorization in exponential form

28. What is the prime factorization of 648 in exponential form?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Prime factorization in exponential form

29. Which of the following is the prime factorization of $648$ in exponential form?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Prime factorization in exponential form

30. What is the value of $7^2 \times 2^3$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Properties of powers

31. What is the value of $5^{-2}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Properties of powers

32. What is the simplified form of $3^5 \times 3^2$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Properties of powers

33. Simplify the expression $\frac{7^8}{7^5}$ using properties of exponents.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Properties of powers

34. (A) The expression $5^{-3} \times 5^2$ simplifies to $\frac{1}{5}$.

(R) For any non-zero number $n$, $n^{-a} = \frac{1}{n^a}$ and $n^a \times n^b = n^{a+b}$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Properties of powers

35. Simplify the expression: $\left( \frac{3^4 \times 3^{-2}}{3^5} \right)^2$ and express it as a single power of 3.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Negative exponents and zero exponents

36. If $(x^0 + y^{-1})^{-1} = 2$ and $y = 4$, what is the value of $x$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Negative exponents and zero exponents

37. (A) For any non-zero number $n$, $n^0 = 1$ because it satisfies the exponent division rule $n^a ÷ n^a = n^{a–a} = n^0$.
(R) The expression $0^0$ is undefined because it leads to a division by zero scenario when applying the exponent division rule.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Negative exponents and zero exponents

38. Evaluate the expression: $(7^0 + 4^{-2}) \times 8$

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Topic/Sub Topic: Negative exponents and zero exponents

39. (A) $5^0 = 1$ is a valid mathematical statement.
(R) For any non-zero number $n$, $n^0 = 1$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: The Other Side of Powers

40. (A) The expression $2^5 \div 2^3$ simplifies to $4$.
(R) According to the rule of exponents, $n^a \div n^b = n^{a-b}$ where $n \neq 0$ and $a > b$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: The Other Side of Powers

41. If $\frac{4^{10}}{2^{15}} = 2^x$, what is the value of x?

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Topic/Sub Topic: The Other Side of Powers

42. What is the simplified form of $\frac{3^5 \times 3^{-2}}{3^0 \times 3^{-4}}$ expressed as a power of 3?

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Topic/Sub Topic: The Other Side of Powers

43. What is the equivalent positive exponent form of $5^{-3} \times 25^2 \div 125^{-1}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Dividing Powers: Exponent subtraction rule

44. (A) For any non-zero integer $n$, the expression $\frac{n^5 \times n^{-2}}{n^{-3}}$ simplifies to $n^6$.
(R) When dividing powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents and negative exponents represent reciprocals.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Dividing Powers: Exponent subtraction rule

45. Simplify $5^{3} \div 5^{-2}$

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Topic/Sub Topic: Dividing Powers: Exponent subtraction rule

46. Simplify $3^{4} \times 3^{-1} \times 3^{2}$ in exponential form.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Dividing Powers: Exponent subtraction rule

47. What is the simplified form of $7^{-4}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Handling negative and zero exponents

48. If a sample decays to half its size every hour, and after 5 hours it measures 3 grams, what was the original size $S$ of the sample? (Use $S \times 2^{-5} = 3$)

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Topic/Sub Topic: Handling negative and zero exponents

49. (A) For any non-zero number $x$, the expression $x^0 + x^{-1}$ simplifies to $\frac{x + 1}{x}$.
(R) $x^0 = 1$ and $x^{-1} = \frac{1}{x}$ for any non-zero $x$.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Handling negative and zero exponents

50. Evaluate: $(7)^0 + 3^{-2}$

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Topic/Sub Topic: Handling negative and zero exponents

51. What is the value of $(-3)^{-2} \times 4^0$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Powers of 10

52. (A) The expression $10^{-5}$ is equal to $\frac{1}{10^5}$.
(R) For any non-zero number $n$ and integer $a$, the identity $n^{-a} = \frac{1}{n^a}$ holds true.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Powers of 10

53. How many zeros are there in one crore (Indian system)?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Powers of 10

54. According to the Indian numbering system, how many zeros are there in one kharab?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Powers of 10

55. If $10^{-5} = \frac{1}{10^a}$, what is the value of $a$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation: Writing large numbers in the form of x × 10^y

56. (A) The number 3,00,00,000 can be written as $3 \times 10^6$ in scientific notation.
(R) In scientific notation, a number is expressed as $x \times 10^y$, where $1 \leq x < 10$ and $y$ is an integer.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation: Writing large numbers in the form of x × 10^y

57. Convert $9.04 \times 10^3$ to standard form.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation: Writing large numbers in the form of x × 10^y

58. The number 72,000 can be expressed in scientific notation as:

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation: Writing large numbers in the form of x × 10^y

59. (A) The number $3.6 \times 10^5$ is greater than $36 \times 10^4$ because the exponent in the first number is larger.
(R) In scientific notation, the magnitude of a number is determined solely by its exponent when comparing numbers with the same order of magnitude.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Conversion of large numbers to scientific notation

60. Express the number $70,04,00,00,000$ in scientific notation.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Conversion of large numbers to scientific notation

61. The population of a city is reported as 8,50,00,000. How is this population represented in scientific notation?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Conversion of large numbers to scientific notation

62. Convert 450,000 to scientific notation.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Conversion of large numbers to scientific notation

63. (A) The number $1,000,000$ can be written as $1 \times 10^6$ in scientific notation.
(R) In scientific notation, the coefficient must be between 1 and 10, and the exponent indicates how many places the decimal moves.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Understanding and comparing large values (e.g., population of stars, planets, and other large-scale quantities)

64. If the mass of the Earth is $5.976 \times 10^{24}$ kg and the mass of a mosquito is approximately $2.5 \times 10^{-6}$ kg, how many mosquitoes would weigh as much as the Earth?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Understanding and comparing large values (e.g., population of stars, planets, and other large-scale quantities)

65. The number of stars in the Milky Way is approximately $1 \times 10^{11}$. If the observable universe has about $2 \times 10^{23}$ stars, how many times more stars are there in the observable universe compared to the Milky Way?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Understanding and comparing large values (e.g., population of stars, planets, and other large-scale quantities)

66. According to the Lalitavistara, the number-name for $10^{11}$ is called a niyuta. How many ayutas ($10^9$) make up one niyuta?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Understanding and comparing large values (e.g., population of stars, planets, and other large-scale quantities)

67. A paper folded 46 times reaches the Moon due to exponential growth. If each fold doubles the thickness, and the initial thickness is 0.1 mm, what is the thickness after 46 folds in meters? (Distance to the Moon: $3.84 \times 10^8$ m)

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation

68. How is the number 80,00,000 expressed using powers of 10?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation

69. If the distance from Earth to Mars is approximately $5.46 \times 10^7$ km and to Jupiter is $6.29 \times 10^8$ km, how many times farther is Jupiter compared to Mars?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation

70. Which of the following represents the number 42,500 in scientific notation?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation

71. Which of the following is the correct scientific notation for the distance between Saturn and Uranus, given as $1,439,000,000,000$ meters?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Did You Ever Wonder?

72. If Roxie is 4840 days old, how many hours old is she?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Did You Ever Wonder?

73. If one star is counted every second, approximately how long would it take to count all the stars in the universe if there are about $10^{23}$ stars?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Did You Ever Wonder?

74. If Roxie’s weight is 45 kg and the cost of 1 kg of jaggery is Rs.70, what is the worth of the donated jaggery in rupees?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Did You Ever Wonder?

75. If one star is counted every second, approximately how long would it take to count all the stars in the universe (estimated at $10^{23}$ stars)? Answer in seconds using scientific notation.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growth

76. What happens to the thickness of a paper when it is folded 10 times if its initial thickness is 0.001 cm?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growth

77. (A) Building a ladder to the Moon with 20 cm steps would require 1,92,20,00,000 steps.
(R) Linear growth is additive, as it involves a fixed increase in distance with each step.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growth

78. Which of the following is an example of linear growth?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear Growth vs. Exponential Growth

79. If a paper initially 0.001 cm thick is folded 7 times, what will be its thickness after folding?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Getting a Sense for Large Numbers

80. If Earth has approximately $1.386 \times 10^{21}$ liters of water, and one glass is 200 ml, how many glasses of water are there on Earth?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Getting a Sense for Large Numbers

81. (A) The number $1 \text{ kharab}$ in the Indian system is equivalent to $100 \text{ billion}$ in the international system.
(R) In both the Indian and international systems, each successive term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by $100$ and $1000$ respectively.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Getting a Sense for Large Numbers

82. How many millions make one billion?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Getting a Sense for Large Numbers

83. The estimated number of stars in the observable universe is approximately $10^{23}$. If one star is counted every second, how long would it take to count all the stars? Express your answer in seconds using scientific notation.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Real-World Applications of Powers of 10

84. If the estimated number of atoms in the universe is between $10^{78}$ and $10^{82}$, how many times larger is $10^{82}$ compared to $10^{78}$?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Real-World Applications of Powers of 10

85. If the population of a city is written as $4.2 \times 10^6$, what does this represent in standard numerical form?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Real-World Applications of Powers of 10

86. The distance of the Sun from the center of the Milky Way galaxy is given as $30,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000$ meters. How would you express this in scientific notation?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Real-World Applications of Powers of 10

87. According to Indian numbering system, how much is one arab in terms of powers of 10?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear vs Exponential Growth

88. Simplify $\frac{10^4}{5^4}$ and write it in exponential form.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear vs Exponential Growth

89. Which of the following is an example of exponential growth?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear vs Exponential Growth

90. If a person takes 20 cm steps, how many steps are needed to cover 3,84,400 km?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Linear vs Exponential Growth

91. If a pond is fully covered with lotuses on day 30, and the coverage doubles every day, on which day was the pond exactly 12.5% covered?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Practical Uses of Large Numbers

92. (A) The global population is approximately $8 \times 10^9$.
(R) Large numbers like $8 \times 10^9$ are used for resource allocation and urban planning.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Practical Uses of Large Numbers

93. A 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note is equivalent to which of the following in scientific notation?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Practical Uses of Large Numbers

94. If each of the world’s approximately 8 billion people owns 30 pieces of clothing, what is the total number of clothing pieces in scientific notation?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Practical Uses of Large Numbers

95. What is the scientific notation for the number 3,600,000?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation and Large Numbers

96. Which of the following correctly matches the number $10^{13}$ to its corresponding name in both the Indian and International systems?

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation and Large Numbers

97. (A) The number $2.5 \times 10^6$ is greater than $3.4 \times 10^5$.
(R) In scientific notation, the magnitude of a number is primarily determined by its exponent.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation and Large Numbers

98. Express 34,30,000 in standard form.

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Topic/Sub Topic: Scientific Notation and Large Numbers

99. What is the standard form of the number 70,04,00,00,000?

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Class 8 → Mathematics → Chapter 2: Power Play (New Course)


I. Chapter Summary

This chapter introduces the concept of powers (exponents) and their role in simplifying large numbers and calculations. Students learn how to express numbers in exponential form, understand laws of exponents, and apply them in problem-solving. The chapter also explains negative exponents, powers of 10, and their applications in scientific notation. These concepts are essential for algebra, scientific calculations, and real-life applications involving very large or very small quantities.


II. Key Concepts Covered

1. Powers (Exponents)

  • A power represents repeated multiplication of a number.
  • Example: $2^3 = 2 \times 2 \times 2 = 8$

2. Base and Exponent

  • Base: Number being multiplied
  • Exponent: Number of times multiplication occurs

3. Laws of Exponents

  • $a^m \times a^n = a^{m+n}$
  • $a^m \div a^n = a^{m-n}$
  • $(a^m)^n = a^{mn}$
  • $a^0 = 1 \quad \text{(where } a \neq 0\text{)}$

4. Powers of 10

  • Used to express large numbers easily
  • Example: $1000 = 10^3$

5. Scientific Notation

  • Writing numbers in the form:
    $a \times 10^n \quad \text{where } 1 \leq a < 10$
  • Example: $5000 = 5 \times 10^3$

6. Simplification Using Exponents

  • Helps in solving complex expressions easily.

III. Important Questions

(A) MCQs (1 Mark)

  1. $2^4 = 16$
    (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
    Answer: (b) 16
  2. $10^3 = 1000$
    (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 1
    Answer: (b) 1000
  3. $a^3 \times a^2 = a^{3+2} = a^5$
    (a) $a^5$ (b) $a^6$ (c) $a^1$ (d) $a^0$
    Answer: (a) a5a^5
  4. $5^0 = 1$
    (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 10
    Answer: (b) 1

(B) Short Answer Questions (2/3 Marks)

  1. Express 64 as a power of 2.
  2. Simplify: $3^4 \times 3^2 = 3^{4+2} = 3^6$
  3. Write 0.0005 in scientific notation.
  4. Find the value of $(2^3)^2 = 2^{3 \times 2} = 2^6$

(C) Long Answer Questions (5 Marks)

  1. Explain the laws of exponents with suitable examples.
  2. Simplify: $(5^3 \times 5^2) \div 5^4 = 5^{3+2-4} = 5^1 = 5$
  3. Express 7500000 in scientific notation and explain the steps.
  4. Solve: $(2^5 \times 2^3) \div 2^4 = 2^{5+3-4} = 2^4 = 16$

(D) HOTS Questions

  1. If $a^x \times a^y = a^{12}$ and $x – y = 2$, find the values of and .
  2. A number is written as $4^3 \times 5^3 = (4 \times 5)^3 = 20^3$. Express it as a single power.

IV. Key Formulas / Concepts

  • $a^m \times a^n = a^{m+n}$
  • $a^m \div a^n = a^{m-n}$
  • $(a^m)^n = a^{mn}$
  • $a^0 = 1$

Example:

  • $2^3 = 8, \quad 10^4 = 10000$

V. Deleted Portions (CBSE 2025–2026)

No portions have been deleted from this chapter as per the rationalized NCERT textbooks.


VI. Chapter-Wise Marks Bifurcation (Estimated – CBSE 2025–2026)

Unit/Chapter Estimated Marks Type of Questions Typically Asked
Power Play 4–6 Marks MCQs, Short Answer, Application-based

Note: This is an estimate. Actual marks distribution may vary.


VII. Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

1 Mark

  • Evaluate $3^3$. (CBSE 2020)

2/3 Marks

  • Simplify $2^5 \times 2^3 = 2^{5+3} = 2^8 = 256$. (CBSE 2019)

5 Marks

  • Express numbers in scientific notation and explain the method. (CBSE 2018)

VIII. Real-World Application Examples

  • Scientific Calculations: Used in astronomy for large distances.
  • Computers: Binary system uses powers of 2.
  • Finance: Compound interest uses exponents.
  • Physics & Chemistry: Used in formulas and measurements.

IX. Student Tips & Strategies for Success

Time Management

  • Practice exponent rules daily.
  • Revise formulas regularly.

Exam Preparation

  • Memorize laws of exponents.
  • Solve previous year questions.

Stress Management

  • Stay consistent with practice.
  • Break complex problems into steps.

X. Career Guidance & Exploration (Class 8 Level)

  • Important for careers in:
    • Engineering & Technology
    • Data Science & AI
    • Finance & Economics
  • Helps build strong analytical and logical thinking skills.

XI. Important Notes

  • Follow NCERT textbook examples carefully.
  • Practice different types of exponent problems.
  • Focus on understanding laws rather than memorizing blindly.
  • Refer to official CBSE updates regularly.

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