Grade 8 Math Flashcards
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What is the value of 3^4 × 3^2?
Answer: 3^6
When multiplying powers with the same base, add the exponents: 4 + 2 = 6.
Express 0.00056 in scientific notation.
Answer: 5.6 × 10^-4
Move the decimal 4 places right to get 5.6, giving an exponent of -4.
Which number is irrational?
Answer: √17
√17 is not a perfect square, so its decimal never terminates or repeats.
What is (2^3)^2?
Answer: 64
Multiply the exponents: 3 × 2 = 6, and 2^6 = 64.
Between which two whole numbers does √50 lie?
Answer: 7 and 8
Since 7^2 = 49 and 8^2 = 64, √50 is between 7 and 8.
What is the value of 5^-2?
Answer: 1/25
A negative exponent means the reciprocal: 5^-2 = 1/5^2 = 1/25.
How many times larger is 6 × 10^8 than 3 × 10^5?
Answer: 2,000
Divide: (6/3) × 10^(8-5) = 2 × 10^3 = 2,000.