{"id":31728,"date":"2026-07-30T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/?p=31728"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:47:10","slug":"power-play-ncert-solutions-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/power-play-ncert-solutions-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Play &#8211; NCERT Solutions Class 8 Maths (Ganita Prakash)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><strong>Power Play<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; NCERT Solutions Class 8 Maths (Ganita Prakash) includes all the questions with solutions given in the NCERT Class 8 Maths (Ganita Prakash).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCERT Solutions Class 8<\/h2>\n\n\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/category\/ncert-solutions\/ncert-solutions-class-8\/ncert-solutions-class-8-english-poorvi\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #0066bf;\" >English Poorvi<\/a>\n\n\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/category\/ncert-solutions\/ncert-solutions-class-8\/ncert-solutions-class-8-hindi-malhar\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #0066bf;\" >Hindi Malhar<\/a>\n\n\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/category\/ncert-solutions\/ncert-solutions-class-8\/ncert-solutions-class-8-maths-ganita-prakash\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #0066bf;\" >Maths Ganita Prakash<\/a>\n\n\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/category\/ncert-solutions\/ncert-solutions-class-8\/ncert-solutions-class-8-science-curiosity\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #0066bf;\" >Science Curiosity<\/a>\n\n\n<a class=\"mks_button mks_button_small rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/mycbseguide.com\/blog\/category\/ncert-solutions\/ncert-solutions-class-8\/ncert-solutions-class-8-social-exploring-society\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #0066bf;\" >Social Exploring Society<\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Power Play<\/strong><\/strong> \u2013 NCERT Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.1: Which expression describes the thickness of a sheet of paper after it is folded 10 times? The initial thickness is represented by the letter-number v.\u00a0<br>(i) 10v (ii) 10 + v (iii) 2 \u00d7 10 \u00d7 v (iv) 2<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0(v) 2<sup>10<\/sup>v (vi) 10<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0v<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: The correct expression for the thickness of a sheet of paper after it is folded 10 times is\u00a0<strong>(v) 2\u00b9\u2070v<\/strong>.<br>When a sheet of paper is folded, its thickness doubles with each fold. This is a form of exponential growth, not linear growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process can be broken down as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Initial thickness:<\/strong>\u00a0v<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>After 1 fold:<\/strong>\u00a0The paper has 2 layers, so the thickness is 2 \u00d7 v, or 2\u00b9v.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>After 2 folds:<\/strong>\u00a0The paper is folded again, doubling the layers to 4. The thickness becomes 4 \u00d7 v, or 2\u00b2v.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>After 3 folds:<\/strong>\u00a0The thickness doubles again to 8 times the original, or 2\u00b3v.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this pattern, the thickness after &#8216;n&#8217; folds is given by the formula:<br><strong>Total Thickness = 2\u207f \u00d7 v<\/strong><br>For 10 folds, you substitute n = 10 into the formula:<br><strong>Total Thickness = 2\u00b9\u2070v<\/strong><br>The other options are incorrect because they represent linear relationships, whereas the folding process is exponential. For instance, 10v would imply the thickness only increases by the original amount with each fold, rather than doubling the total current thickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.2: Express the number 32400 as a product of its prime factors and represent the prime factors in their exponential form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: {tex}32400=2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 5 \\times {\/tex}{tex}5 \\times 3 \\times 3 \\times 3 \\times 3 \\text .{\/tex}<br>In exponential form, this would be<br>{tex}32400=2^4 \\times 5^2 \\times 3^4{\/tex}<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/question_images\/1756708509-j575d6.jpg\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.3: What is (-1)<sup>5<\/sup>? Is it positive or negative? What about (-1)<sup>56<\/sup>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The expression\u00a0<strong>(-1)\u2075 equals -1<\/strong>, which is a\u00a0<strong>negative<\/strong>\u00a0number. When a negative number is raised to an odd exponent, the result is always negative.<br>The calculation is: (-1) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-1) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-1) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-1) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-1) = -1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The expression\u00a0<strong>(-1)\u2075\u2076 equals +1<\/strong>, which is a\u00a0<strong>positive<\/strong>\u00a0number. When a negative number is raised to an even exponent, the result is always positive. This happens because the negative signs are multiplied an even number of times, causing them to cancel each other out in pairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.4: Is (-2)<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0= 16? Verify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Yes, the statement (-2)<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0= 16 is correct. To verify this, you multiply -2 by itself four times:<br>(-2) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-2) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-2) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-2) = (4) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-2) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-2) = (-8) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-2) = 16.<br>As with the previous example, raising the negative base (-2) to an even power (4) results in a positive number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.5: Express the following in exponential form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a06 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a06\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex} 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>y {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0y<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>b {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0b {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0b {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a07 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a07 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a07<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0a {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0a {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0a {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0c {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0c {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0c {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0c {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>y<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>b<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a07<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex} a<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0c<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.6: Express each of the following as a product of powers of their prime factors in exponential form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>648 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>405 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>540 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3600<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>648 = 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 = 2<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>405 = 3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05 = 3<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>540 = 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05 = 2<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3600 = 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05 = 2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a05<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.7: Write the numerical value of each of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a04<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(- 3)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-5)<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(- 2)<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-10)<sup>6<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0= 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a01000 = 2000\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0= 49 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a08 = 392\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a04<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0= 3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0256 = 768\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(-3)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(- 5)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0= 9 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a025 = 225\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0= 9 \u00d7 10000 = 90000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(-2)<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-10)<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= -32 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a01000000 = -32000000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.8: Use this observation to compute the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2<sup>9<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5<sup>7<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4<sup>6<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2<sup>9<\/sup><br>Using the rule, this can be expressed as a product of powers. For example, since 9 = 4 + 5, we can write:<br>{tex}2^9=2^{4+5}=2^4 \\times 2^5{\/tex}<br>The final value is calculated by multiplying 2 by itself 9 times:<br><strong>2<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0= 512<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5<sup>7<\/sup><br>This can be expressed using the same logic. For example, since 7 = 3 + 4, we have:<br>{tex}5^7=5^{3+4}=5^3 \\times 5^4{\/tex}<br>The final value is calculated by multiplying 5 by itself 7 times:<br><strong>5<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0= 78,125<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4<sup>6<\/sup><br>This expression can be broken down as well. For example, since 6 = 3 + 3, we have:<br>{tex}4^6=4^{3+3}=4^3 \\times 4^3{\/tex}<br>The final value is calculated by multiplying 4 by itself 6 times:<br><strong>4<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= 4,096<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.9: Write the following expressions as a power of a power in at least two different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7<sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9<sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5<sup>8<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= (8<sup>2<\/sup>)<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0= (8<sup>3<\/sup>)<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7<sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0= (7<sup>3<\/sup>)<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0= (7<sup>5<\/sup>)<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9<sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0= (9<sup>2<\/sup>)<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0= (9<sup>7<\/sup>)<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0= (5<sup>2<\/sup>)<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0= (5<sup>4<\/sup>)<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.10: In the middle of a beautiful, magical pond lies a bright pink lotus. The number of lotuses doubles every day in this pond. After 30 days, the pond is completely covered with lotuses. On which day was the pond half full?<br>If the pond is completely covered by lotuses on the 30th day, how much of it is covered by lotuses on the 29th day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The number of lotuses doubles daily.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On day 30, the pond is fully covered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since the lotuses double every day, the day before (day 29), the pond must have been half full.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is because doubling the lotuses from day 29 to day 30 makes the pond fully covered.<br>The pond was half full on day 29.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.11: Write the number of lotuses (in exponential form) when the pond was-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>fully covered<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>half covered<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Let\u2019s assume we start with 1 lotus on day 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of lotuses doubles each day, so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On day 1: 1 lotus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On day 2: 1 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 = 2 lotuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On day 3: 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 = 4 lotuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On day 4: 4 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 = 8 lotuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And so on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This pattern shows the number of lotuses on day \u201cn\u201d is 2<sup>(n-1)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For day 30 (fully covered):<br>Number of lotuses = 2<sup>(30-1)<\/sup>&nbsp;= 2<sup>29<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For day 29 (half covered):<br>Number of lotuses = 2<sup>(29-1)<\/sup>&nbsp;= 2<sup>28<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fully covered (day 30): 2<sup>29<\/sup>\u00a0lotuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Half covered (day 29): 2<sup>28<\/sup>\u00a0lotuses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.12: There is another pond in which the number of lotuses triples every day. When both the ponds had no flowers, Damayanti placed a lotus in the doubling pond. After 4 days, she took all the lotuses from there and put them in the tripling pond. How many lotuses will be in the tripling pond after 4 more days?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: In the first pond (Doubling Pond), the number of lotuses double every day, so for the first 4 days it doubles every day.\u00a0<br>So, after the first 4 days, the number of lotuses is 1 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02 = 2<sup>4<\/sup>.\u00a0<br>In the second pond (Tripling Pond), the number of lotuses triple every day, so for the next four days, they triple every day.<br>So, after the next 4 days, the number of lotuses is 2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03 = 2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.13: What if Damayanti had changed the order in which she placed the flowers in the lakes? How many lotuses would be there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suppose she placed\u00a0<strong>1 lotus in the tripling pond first<\/strong>, for 4 days: 1\u00d73<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then moved it to the\u00a0<strong>doubling pond<\/strong>\u00a0for 4 days: 3<sup>4<\/sup>\u00d72<sup>4<\/sup>= (3 \u00d7 3 \u00d7 3 \u00d7 3) \u00d7 (2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By regrouping it, this can be expressed as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(3 x 2) x (3 x 2) x (3 x 2) x (3 x 2) = (3 x 2)<sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>= 6<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.14: Use this observation to compute the value of 2<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0\u00d7 5<sup>5<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: 2<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0\u00d7 5<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0= (2 \u00d7 5)<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0= 10<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0= 100000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.15: Simplify\u00a0{tex}\\frac{10^4}{5^4}{\/tex} and write it in exponential form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Look at the Expression:<br>{tex} \\frac{10^4}{5^4} {\/tex}<br>This means:<br>{tex} \\frac{10 \\times 10 \\times 10 \\times 10}{5 \\times 5 \\times 5 \\times 5} {\/tex}<br>Group the Terms:<br>You can pair each 10 in the numerator with a 5 in the denominator:<br>{tex} =\\frac{10}{5} \\times \\frac{10}{5} \\times \\frac{10}{5} \\times \\frac{10}{5} {\/tex}<br>Simplify Each Pair:<br>{tex} =2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2=2^4 {\/tex}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.16: What is 2<sup>100<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\div{\/tex}\u00a02<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0in powers of 2?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: 2<sup>100<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\div{\/tex}\u00a02<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<sup>(100 &#8211;\u00a025)<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<sup>75<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.17: We had required a and b to be counting numbers. Can a and b be any integers? Will the generalised forms still hold true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: The general forms you identified, known as the laws of exponents, were initially observed for counting numbers (positive integers), but they do indeed hold true when the exponents\u00a0<strong>a\u00a0and\u00a0b\u00a0are any integers<\/strong>\u00a0(positive, negative, or zero).<br>Let&#8217;s verify the two main rules you&#8217;re asking about with integer exponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Product of Powers Rule:&nbsp;{tex}n^a \\times n^b=n^{a+b}{\/tex}<\/strong><br>{tex}n^a \\times n^b=n^{a+b}{\/tex}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rule states that when you multiply powers with the same base, you add the exponents. Let&#8217;s test it with a negative exponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0Consider\u00a0{tex}3^5 \\times 3^{-2}{\/tex}.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using the definition of a negative exponent:<\/strong><br>3<sup>-2<\/sup>\u00a0is the same as\u00a01\/3<sup>2<\/sup>. So the expression is\u00a0{tex}3^5 \\times\\left(1 \/ 3^2\\right)=3^5 \/ 3^2{\/tex}.<br>This means\u00a0{tex}(3 \\times 3 \\times 3 \\times 3 \\times 3) \/(3 \\times 3)=3^3=27 .{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using the generalized rule:<\/strong><br>We add the exponents:\u00a0{tex}3^{5+(-2)}=3^3=27{\/tex}<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, both methods yield the same result. The rule works perfectly with integers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Power of a Power Rule:{tex}\\left(n^{\\mathrm{a}}\\right)^{\\mathrm{b}}=n^{\\mathrm{ab}}{\/tex}<\/strong><br>This rule states that to raise a power to another power, you multiply the exponents. Let&#8217;s test this with a negative exponent as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0Consider\u00a0(4<sup>2<\/sup>)<sup>-3<\/sup>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using the definition of a negative exponent:<\/strong><br>The expression means\u00a01\/(4<sup>2<\/sup>)<sup>3<\/sup>.<br>This is\u00a0{tex}1 \/\\left(4^2 \\times 4^2 \\times 4^2\\right)=1 \/ 4^{2+2+2}=1 \/ 4^6{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using the generalized rule:<\/strong><br>We multiply the exponents:\u00a0{tex}4^2 \\times(-3)=4^{-6}{\/tex}<br>Since\u00a04<sup>-6<\/sup>\u00a0is the same as\u00a01\/4<sup>6<\/sup>, the results match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These rules hold true because of the mathematical definitions for zero and negative exponents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zero Exponent:<\/strong>\u00a0n\u2070 = 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Negative Exponent:<\/strong>\u00a0n<sup>-a<\/sup>\u00a0= 1\/n<sup>a<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.18: Write equivalent forms of the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2<sup>-4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10<sup>-5<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(-7)<sup>-2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(-5)<sup>-3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10<sup>-100<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2<sup>-4<\/sup>\u00a0= 1\/2<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10<sup>-5<\/sup>\u00a0= 1\/10<sup>5<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0(-7)<sup>-2<\/sup>\u00a0= 1\/(-7)<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(-5)<sup>-3<\/sup>\u00a0= 1\/(-5)<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10<sup>-100<\/sup>\u00a0= 1\/10<sup>100<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.19: Simplify and write the answers in exponential form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2<sup>-4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02<sup>7<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>-5<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0p<sup>-10<\/sup>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(-4)\u00a0<sup>\u2013 2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8<sup>p<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a08<sup>q<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2<sup>-4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a02<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<sup>(-4 + 7)<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>&#8211; 5<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= 3<sup>(2 &#8211; 5 + 6)<\/sup>\u00a0= 3<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0p<sup>-10<\/sup>\u00a0= p<sup>(3 &#8211; 10)<\/sup>\u00a0= p<sup>-7<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(- 4)\u00a0<sup>&#8211; 2<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a01\/(-4)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a01\/16 = 16 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a01\/16 = 1 = 2<sup>0<\/sup>\u00a0(or 4<sup>0<\/sup>)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8<sup>p<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a08<sup>q<\/sup>\u00a0= 8<sup>(p + q)<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.20: Can we say that 16384 (4<sup>7<\/sup>) is 16 (4<sup>2<\/sup>) times larger than 1,024 (4<sup>5<\/sup>)?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Yes, since 4<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0\u00f7 4<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0= 4<sup>(7-5)<\/sup>\u00a0= 4<sup>2<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.21: How many times larger than 4<sup>-2<\/sup>\u00a0is 4<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: 4<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\div{\/tex}\u00a04<sup>-2<\/sup>\u00a0= 4\u00a0<sup>(2-(-2))<\/sup>\u00a0= 4<sup>(2+2)<\/sup>\u00a0= 4<sup>4<\/sup><br>So,\u00a04<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0is 4<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0larger than 4<sup>-2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.22: Use the power line for 7 to answer the following questions.<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/question_images\/1756710794-9pr9ky.jpg\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2,401 \u00d7 49 = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2,401\u00a0is\u00a07\u2074\u00a0and\u00a049\u00a0is\u00a07\u00b2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u2074 \u00d7 7\u00b2 = 7\u2074\u207a\u00b2 = 7\u2076<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u2076\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>117,649<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>49\u00b3 = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>49\u00a0is\u00a07\u00b2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(7\u00b2)\u00b3 = 7\u00b2\u02e3\u00b3 = 7\u2076<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u2076\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>117,649<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>343 \u00d7 2,401 = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>343\u00a0is\u00a07\u00b3\u00a0and\u00a02,401\u00a0is\u00a07\u2074.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u00b3 \u00d7 7\u2074 = 7\u00b3\u207a\u2074 = 7\u2077<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u2077\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>823,543<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16,807 \/ 49 = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16,807\u00a0is\u00a07\u2075\u00a0and\u00a049\u00a0is\u00a07\u00b2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u2075 \/ 7\u00b2 = 7\u2075\u207b\u00b2 = 7\u00b3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u00b3\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>343<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7 \/ 343 = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7\u00a0is\u00a07\u00b9\u00a0and\u00a0343\u00a0is\u00a07\u00b3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u00b9 \/ 7\u00b3 = 7\u00b9\u207b\u00b3 = 7\u207b\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u207b\u00b2\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>1\/49<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16,807 \/ 8,23,543 = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16,807\u00a0is\u00a07\u2075\u00a0and\u00a08,23,543\u00a0is\u00a07\u2077.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u2075 \/ 7\u2077 = 7\u2075\u207b\u2077 = 7\u207b\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u207b\u00b2\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>1\/49<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1,17,649 \u00d7 (1 \/ 343) = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1,17,649\u00a0is\u00a07\u2076\u00a0and\u00a01\/343\u00a0is\u00a07\u207b\u00b3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u2076 \u00d7 7\u207b\u00b3 = 7\u2076\u207b\u00b3 = 7\u00b3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the power line,\u00a07\u00b3\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>343<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(1 \/ 343) \u00d7 (1 \/ 343) = ?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1\/343\u00a0is\u00a07\u207b\u00b3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7\u207b\u00b3 \u00d7 7\u207b\u00b3 = 7\u207b\u00b3\u207b\u00b3 = 7\u207b\u2076<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since\u00a07\u2076\u00a0is\u00a0117,649, then\u00a07\u207b\u2076\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>1\/117, 649<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.23: Write these numbers in the same way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>172,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5642,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6374.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>172<br>This number can be broken down by place value: 1 hundred, 7 tens, and 2 ones.<br>172 = (1 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>2<\/sup>) + (7 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>1<\/sup>) + (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>0<\/sup>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5642<br>This number is composed of 5 thousands, 6 hundreds, 4 tens, and 2 ones.<br>5642 = (5 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>3<\/sup>) + (6 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>2<\/sup>) + (4 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>1<\/sup>) + (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>0<\/sup>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6374<br>This number is composed of 6 thousands, 3 hundreds, 7 tens, and 4 ones.<br>6374 = (6 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>3<\/sup>) + (3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>3<\/sup>) + (7 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>1<\/sup>) + (4 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>0<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.24: Write the large-number facts we read just before in this form (scientific notation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Sun is located 30,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 m from the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of stars in our galaxy is 1,00,00,00,00,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The mass of the Earth is 59,76,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 kg.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 \u00d7 10<sup>22<\/sup>\u00a0m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 \u00d7 10<sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0stars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5.976 \u00d7 10<sup>24<\/sup>\u00a0kg<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.25: Can you say which of the three distances is the smallest?<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/question_images\/1755688223-cw9ay6.jpg\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0The distance between the Sun and Saturn is 14,33,50,00,00,000 m = 1.4335 \u00d7 10<sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2022\u00a0The distance between Saturn and Uranus is 14,39,00,00,00,000 m = 1.439 \u00d7 10<sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2022\u00a0The distance between the Sun and Earth is 1,49,60,00,00,000 m = 1.496 \u00d7 10<sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare and see which one has the least power of 10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2022Sun to Saturn: 1.4335 \u00d7 10<sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0m -> 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2022Saturn to Uranus: 1.439 \u00d7 10<sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0m -> 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2022Sun to Earth: 1.496 \u00d7 10<sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0m -> 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So, the distance between Sun and Earth is the smallest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.26: Express the following numbers in standard form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>59,853 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>65,950 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>34,30,000 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70,04,00,00,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>59,853 = 5.9853 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>65,950 = 6.595 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>34,30,000 = 3.43 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>6<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70,04,00,00,000 = 7.004 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>10<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.27: Calculate and write the answer using scientific notation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many ants are there for every human in the world?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a flock of starlings contains 10,000 birds, how many flocks could there be in the world?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If each tree had about 10<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0leaves, find the total number of leaves on all the trees in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0If you stacked sheets of paper on top of each other, how many would you need to reach the Moon?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Global human population as of 2025 is 8.2 arab\/8.2 billion (8.2 \u00d7 10<sup>9<\/sup>).\u00a0<\/strong><br>Estimated population of ants globally is 20 padma\/20 quadrillion (2 \u00d7 10<sup>16<\/sup>).\u00a0<br>Number of ants per human {tex}=\\left(2 \\times 10^{16}\\right) \/\\left(8.2 \\times 10^9\\right)=(2 \/ 8.2) \\times 10\\left(16^{-9}\\right) {\/tex}{tex}\\approx0.2439 \\times 10^7=2.439 \\times 10^6{\/tex}\u00a0ants per human.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The estimated global population of starlings is around 1.3 arab\/1.3 billion (1.3 \u00d7 10<sup>9<\/sup>).\u00a0<\/strong><br>If a flock contains 10,000 birds (10<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0birds).\u00a0<br>Number of flocks {tex}=\\left(1.3 \\times 10^9\\right) \/ 10^4=1.3 \\times 10^{(9-4)}{\/tex}\u00a0{tex}=1.3 \\times 10^5{\/tex}\u00a0flocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The estimated number of trees (2023) globally stands at 30 kharab\/3 trillion (3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>12<\/sup>). Total number of leaves = (3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0trees) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(10<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0leaves\/tree) = 3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>(12+4)<\/sup><br>= 3 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>16<\/sup>\u00a0leaves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distance to the Moon is approximately 3,84,400 km = 3.844 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0m.\u00a0<br>Thickness of one sheet of paper is 0.001 cm = 1 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>-5<\/sup>\u00a0m.\u00a0<br>Number of sheets = (3.844 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0108 m) \/ (1 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010-5 m\/sheet) = 3.844 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>(8 &#8211; (-5))<\/sup>\u00a0= 3.844\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.28: Think of some events or phenomena whose time is of the order of\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0seconds and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Write them in scientific notation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0seconds \u2248 1.16 days. Example: A short trip, like a weekend getaway.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0seconds \u2248 11.57 days. Example: A two-week vacation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.29: A fossil of Kelenken Guillermoi, a type of terror bird, is dated to 15 million years ago ( {tex}\\approx{\/tex}\u00a0________\u00a0seconds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: 15 million years = 15 \u00d7 10<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0years.\u00a0<br>1 year \u2248 3.1536 \u00d7 10<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0seconds.\u00a0<br>15 \u00d7 10<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>years \u00d7 3.1536 \u00d7 10<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0seconds\/year \u2248 47.304 \u00d7 10<sup>13<\/sup>\u00a0seconds\u00a0<br>= 4.7304 \u00d7 10<sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.30: Plants on land started 47 crore\/470 million years ago ({tex}\\approx{\/tex}\u00a0________ seconds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: 470 million years = 470 \u00d7 10<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0years = 4.7 \u00d7 10<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0years.\u00a0<br>1 year \u2248 3.1536 \u00d7 10<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0seconds. 4.7 \u00d7 10<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0years \u00d7 3.1536 \u00d7 10<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0seconds\/year\u00a0<br>\u2248 14.822 \u00d7 10<sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0seconds = 1.4822 \u00d7 10<sup>16<\/sup>\u00a0seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.31: Calculate and write the answer using scientific notation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If one star is counted every second, how long would it take to count all the stars in the universe? Answer in terms of the number of seconds using scientific notation.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If one could drink a glass of water (200 ml) every 10 seconds, how long would it take to finish the entire volume of water on Earth?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The estimated number of stars in the observable universe is 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>23<\/sup>. Time to count = 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>23<\/sup>\u00a0seconds.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estimated number of drops of water on Earth is 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0drops (assuming 16 drops per millilitre).\u00a0<br>Volume of water on Earth = (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0drops) \/ (16 drops\/ml) = 0.125 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>25<\/sup>\u00a0ml = 1.25 \u00d7 10<sup>24<\/sup>\u00a0ml.<br>Volume of one glass = 200 ml.\u00a0<br>Number of glasses = (1.25 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>24<\/sup>\u00a0ml) \/ (200 ml\/glass) = 0.00625 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>24<\/sup>\u00a0glasses = 6.25 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a01021 glasses.\u00a0<br>Time to finish = (6.25 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>21<\/sup>\u00a0glasses) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(10 seconds\/glass) = 6.25 {tex}\\times{\/tex} 10<sup>22<\/sup>\u00a0seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.32: Find out the units digit in the value of {tex}2^{224} \\div 4^{32}{\/tex}?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: {tex}2^{224} \\div 4^{32}=2^{224} \\div\\left(2^2\\right)^{32}{\/tex}\u00a0{tex}=2^{224} \\div 2^{64}=2^{(224-64)}=2^{160}{\/tex}<br>To find the units digit of 2<sup>160<\/sup>, observe the pattern of units digits of powers of 2:\u00a0<br>2<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0= 2<br>2<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0= 4<br>2<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0= 8<br>2<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0= 16 (units digit is 6)<br>2<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0= 32 (units digit is 2)<br>The pattern of units digits is 2, 4, 8, 6, and it repeats every 4 powers.<br>Divide the exponent 160 by 4: 160 {tex}\\div{\/tex}\u00a04 = 40 with a remainder of 0.<br>A remainder of 0 means the units digit is the same as the 4th power in the cycle, which is 6. So, the units digit in the value of 2<sup>224<\/sup>\u00a0{tex}\\div{\/tex}\u00a04<sup>32<\/sup>\u00a0is 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.33: There are 5 bottles in a container. Every day, a new container is brought in. How many bottles would be there after 40 days?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Initial bottles = 5 Bottles added per day = 5 (since a new container with 5 bottles is brought in)\u00a0<br>Total bottles after 40 days = Initial bottles + (Bottles added per day {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0Number of days) Total bottles = 5 + (5 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a040) = 5 + 200 = 205 bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.34 Write the given number as the product of two or more powers in three different ways. The powers can be any integers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>64<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>192<sup>8<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>32<sup>-5<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>{tex}64^3{\/tex}<br>First, note that the base 64 can be written as {tex}2^6, 4^3{\/tex}, or {tex}8^2{\/tex}. Using the power of a power rule {tex}\\left(n^a\\right)^b=n^{a b}{\/tex}, we find that {tex}64^3=\\left(2^6\\right)^3=2^{18}{\/tex}. We can now express {tex}2^{18}{\/tex} in different ways.<br>Way 1: By splitting the exponent into a sum {tex}(18=10+8){\/tex} : {tex} 2^{10} \\times 2^8 {\/tex}<br>Way 2: By changing the base to 4 (since {tex}2^2=4{\/tex} ): {tex} \\left(2^2\\right)^9=4^9 {\/tex}<br>Way 3: By changing the base to 8 (since {tex}2^3=8{\/tex} ): {tex} \\left(2^3\\right)^6=8^6 {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex}192^8{\/tex} First, find the prime factors of 192 , which are {tex}2^6 \\times 3{\/tex}. Therefore, {tex}192^8=\\left(2^6 \\times 3\\right)^8{\/tex}. Using the exponent rules, we can write this in several ways.<br>Way 1: By distributing the exponent to each factor inside the parenthesis: {tex} \\left(2^6\\right)^8 \\times 3^8=2^{48} \\times 3^8 {\/tex}\u00a0<br>Way 2: By changing the base of the first term: {tex} \\left(2^2\\right)^{24} \\times 3^8=4^{24} \\times 3^8 {\/tex}\u00a0<br>Way 3: By grouping common exponents after splitting a power: {tex} 2^{40} \\times 2^8 \\times 3^8=2^{40} \\times(2 \\times 3)^8=2^{40} \\times 6^8 {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex}32^{-5}{\/tex} First, recognize that {tex}32=2^5{\/tex}. Using the power of a power rule, {tex}32^{-5}=\\left(2^5\\right)^{-5}=2^{-25}{\/tex}. This can be expressed in different forms.<br>Way 1: By splitting the negative exponent into a sum {tex} (-25=-10+-15): {\/tex}<br>{tex} 2^{-10} \\times 2^{-15} {\/tex}<br>Way 2: By splitting the exponent into a sum of a negative and a positive integer ( {tex}-25=-30+5{\/tex} ): {tex} 2^{-30} \\times 2^5 {\/tex}<br>Way 3: By rearranging the exponents using the power of a power rule: {tex} \\left(2^{-5}\\right)^5=(1 \/ 32)^5 {\/tex}<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.35: Examine each statement below and find out if it is \u2018Always True\u2019, \u2018Only Sometimes True\u2019, or \u2018Never True\u2019. Explain your reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cube numbers are also square numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fourth powers are also square numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fifth power of a number is divisible by the cube of that number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The product of two cube numbers is a cube number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>q<sup>46<\/sup> is both a 4th power and a 6th power (q is a prime number).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>True<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>True<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>True<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>True<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>False<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.36: Simplify and write these in the exponential form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>{tex} 10^{-2} \\times 10^{-5} {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex} 5^7 \\div 5^4 {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex} 9^{-7} \\div 9^4 {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex} \\left(13^{-2}\\right)^{-3} {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex} \\left(m^5 n^{12}\\right) \/(m n)^9 {\/tex}<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When multiplying powers with the same base, you add the exponents {tex}\\left(n^{\\mathrm{a}} \\times n^{\\mathrm{b}}=n^{\\mathrm{a}+\\mathrm{b}}\\right) .{\/tex}<br>{tex}10^{-2} \\times 10^{-5}=10^{-2+(-5)}=10^{-7}{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When dividing powers with the same base, you subtract the exponents {tex}\\left(n^a \\div n^b=n^{a-b}\\right){\/tex}.<br>{tex}5^7 \\div 5^4=5^{7-4}=5^3{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using the same division rule as above:<br>{tex}9^{-7} \\div 9^4=9^{-7-4}=9^{-11}{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To raise a power to another power, you multiply the exponents ((n\u1d43)\u1d47 = n\u1d43\u1d47).<br>{tex}\\left(13^{-2}\\right)^{-3}=13^{(-2)} \\times(-3)=13^6{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assuming the expression is a fraction, first distribute the exponent in the denominator, and then apply the division rule for each base.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Distribute the exponent:\u00a0(m<sup>5<\/sup>n<sup>12<\/sup>)\/(m<sup>9<\/sup>n<sup>9<\/sup>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subtract exponents for each base:\u00a0{tex}m^{5-9} n^{12-9}{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simplify:\u00a0<strong>m<sup>-4<\/sup>n<sup>3<\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.37: If 12<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0= 144 what is (i) (1.2)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(ii) (0.12)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(iii) (0.012)<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(iv) 120<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>{tex}(1.2)^2{\/tex}<br>This can be written as {tex}\\left(12 \\times 10^{-1}\\right)^2=12^2 \\times\\left(10^{-1}\\right)^2=144 \\times 10^{-2}=1.44{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex}(0.12)^2{\/tex}<br>This is {tex}\\left(12 \\times 10^{-2}\\right)^2=12^2 \\times\\left(10^{-2}\\right)^2=144 \\times 10^{-4}={0 . 0 1 4 4}{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex}(0.012)^2{\/tex}<br>This is {tex}\\left(12 \\times 10^{-3}\\right)^2=12^2 \\times\\left(10^{-3}\\right)^2=144 \\times 10^{-6}=0.000144{\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>{tex}{1 2 0}^{{2}}{\/tex}<br>This can be written as {tex}\\left(12 \\times 10^1\\right)^2=12^2 \\times\\left(10^1\\right)^2=144 \\times 10^2={1 4 , 4 0 0}{\/tex}<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.38: Circle the numbers that are the same-<br>{tex}2^4 \\times 3^6 {\/tex},\u00a0{tex}6^4 \\times 3^2 {\/tex},\u00a0{tex}6^{10} {\/tex},\u00a0{tex}18^2 \\times 6^2{\/tex},\u00a0{tex}6^{24}{\/tex}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/question_images\/1756716712-3zwmtr.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-mycbseguide.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/question_images\/1756716734-qyynp9.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the simplification of each expression:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>{tex}2^4 \\times 3^6{\/tex}<\/strong><br>This expression is already in its simplest prime factor form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>{tex}6^4 \\times 3^2{\/tex}<\/strong><br>First, express 6 as its prime factors (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03).<br>{tex} =(2 \\times 3)^4 \\times 3^2 {\/tex}<br>{tex} =\\left(2^4 \\times 3^4\\right) \\times 3^2 {\/tex}<br>{tex} =2^4 \\times 3^{(4+2)} {\/tex}<br>{tex} =2^4 \\times 3^6 {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<sup>10<\/sup><\/strong><br>Express 6 as its prime factors (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03).<br>{tex} =(2 \\times 3)^{1_0} {\/tex}<br>{tex} ={2}^{1_0} \\times {3}^{1_0} {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>{tex}18^2 \\times 6^2{\/tex}<\/strong><br>Express 18 (2 \u00d7 3\u00b2) and 6 (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03) as their prime factors.<br>{tex} =\\left(2 \\times 3^2\\right)^2 \\times(2 \\times 3)^2 {\/tex}<br>{tex} =\\left(2^2 \\times 3^4\\right) \\times\\left(2^2 \\times 3^2\\right) {\/tex}<br>{tex} =2^{(2+2)} \\times 3^{(4+2)} {\/tex}<br>{tex} =2^4 \\times 3^6 {\/tex}<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6<sup>24<\/sup><\/strong><br>Express 6 as its prime factors (2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a03).<br>{tex} =(2 \\times 3)^{24} {\/tex}<br>{tex} ={2}^{{2 4}} \\times {3}^{{2 4}} {\/tex}<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.39: Identify the greater number in each of the following-\u00a0<br>(i) 4<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0or 3<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0(ii) 2<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0or 8<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0(iii) 100<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0or 2<sup>100<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To compare 4<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0and 3<sup>4<\/sup>,\u00a0we calculate their values.<br>{tex}4^3=4 \\times 4 \\times 4=64 .{\/tex}<br>{tex}3^4=3 \\times 3 \\times 3 \\times 3=81{\/tex}<br>Since 81 is greater than 64,\u00a0<strong>3<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0is the greater number<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To compare 2<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0and 8<sup>2<\/sup>, we calculate their values.<br>{tex}2^8=2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2 \\times 2=256{\/tex}<br>{tex}8^2=8 \\times 8=64 \\text {. }{\/tex}<br>Since 256 is greater than 64,\u00a0<strong>2<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0is the greater number<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To compare 100<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<sup>100<\/sup>, we can evaluate or estimate their values.<br>{tex}100^2=100 \\times 100=10,000{\/tex}<br>2<sup>100<\/sup>\u00a0can be written as (2<sup>10<\/sup>)<sup>10<\/sup>. Since 2<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0= 1024, 2<sup>100<\/sup>\u00a0= (1024)<sup>10<\/sup>.<br>Clearly, (1024)<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0is a vastly larger number than 10,000. Therefore,\u00a0<strong>2<sup>100\u00a0<\/sup>is the greater number<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.40: A dairy plans to produce 8.5 billion packets of milk in a year. They want a unique ID (identifier) code for each packet. If they choose to use the digits 0-9, how many digits should the code consist of?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: The code should consist of\u00a0<strong>10 digits<\/strong>.<br>The dairy needs to generate unique codes for 8.5 billion (8.5 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>9<\/sup>) packets. Using the digits 0-9 provides 10 options for each position in the code. A code with &#8216;n&#8217; digits can generate 10<sup>n<\/sup>\u00a0unique combinations. We need to find the smallest integer &#8216;n&#8217; where 10\u207f is greater than or equal to 8.5 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>9<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If n = 9, 10<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0= 1 billion, which is not enough codes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If n = 10, 10<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0= 10 billion, which is more than 8.5 billion and can therefore provide a unique code for each packet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.41: 64 is a square number (8<sup>2<\/sup>) and a cube number (4<sup>3<\/sup>). Are there other numbers that are both squares and cubes? Is there a way to describe such numbers in general?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Yes, there are other numbers that are both perfect squares and perfect cubes. Such numbers can be described in general as\u00a0<strong>perfect sixth powers<\/strong>.<br>A number that is a square has prime factors with even exponents, and a number that is a cube has prime factors with exponents that are multiples of three. For a number to be both, its prime factors&#8217; exponents must be multiples of both 2 and 3, which means they must be multiples of 6.<br>Therefore, any number of the form\u00a0<strong>n<sup>6<\/sup><\/strong>, where &#8216;n&#8217; is an integer, will be both a square and a cube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>\u00a0(since 1<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= 1, which is 1<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and 1<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>64<\/strong>\u00a0(since 2<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= 64, which is 8<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and 4<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>729<\/strong>\u00a0(since 3<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0= 729, which is 27<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and 9<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.42: A digital locker has an alphanumeric (it can have both digits and letters) passcode of length 5. Some example codes are G89P0, 38098, BRJKW, and 003AZ. How many such codes are possible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: There are\u00a0<strong>60,466,176<\/strong>\u00a0possible codes.<br>This is calculated based on the following assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The code has a fixed length of 5 characters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Alphanumeric&#8221; includes the 10 digits (0-9) and the 26 uppercase letters of the English alphabet (A-Z), as shown in the examples. This gives a total of 36 possible characters for each position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each position in the code is independent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The total number of combinations is found by raising the number of character choices to the power of the code length:<br>Total codes =&nbsp;{tex}36 \\times 36 \\times 36 \\times 36 \\times 36=\\mathbf{36^5 }{\/tex}&nbsp;= 60,466,176<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.43: The worldwide population of sheep (2024) is about 10<sup>9<\/sup>, and that of goats is also about the same. What is the total population of sheep and goats?<br>(i) 2<sup>09<\/sup>\u00a0(ii) 10<sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0(iii) 10<sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0(iv) 10<sup>18<\/sup>\u00a0(v) 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0(vi) 10<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0+ 10<sup>9<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: The correct expressions for the total population are\u00a0<strong>(v) 2 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>(vi) 10<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0+ 10<sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>.<br>The calculation is:<br>Total Population = (Sheep Population) + (Goat Population)<br>Total Population = 10<strong><sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0+ 10<strong><sup>9<\/sup><\/strong><br>This sum can be simplified as 2 <strong>{tex}\\times{\/tex}<\/strong>\u00a0(10<strong><sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>). Both expressions represent the same value, which is 2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.44: Calculate and write the answer in scientific notation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If each person in the world had 30 pieces of clothing, find the total number of pieces of clothing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are about 100 million bee colonies in the world. Find the number of honeybees if each colony has about 50,000 bees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The human body has about 38 trillion bacterial cells. Find the bacterial population residing in all humans in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total time spent eating in a lifetime in seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total clothing = (8 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0people) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a030 pieces\/person = {tex}240 \\times 10^9=2.4 \\times 10^{11}{\/tex}<strong>pieces of clothing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total honeybees = (100 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0colonies) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(50,000 bees\/colony) = {tex}\\left(1 \\times 10^3\\right) \\times\\left(5 \\times 10^4\\right)=5 \\times 10^{12}{\/tex}<strong>\u00a0honeybees<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total bacteria = (38 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0cells\/person) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(8 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0people) = {tex}\\left(3.8 \\times 10^{13}\\right) \\times\\left(8 \\times 10^9\\right){\/tex}{tex}=30.4 \\times 10^{22}=3.04 \\times 10^{23}{\/tex}<strong>\u00a0bacterial cells<\/strong>.<br>(Note: This assumes an average lifespan of 75 years and 1.5 hours spent eating per day.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total seconds = (75 years) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(365 days\/year) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(1.5 hours\/day) {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a0(3600 seconds\/hour) {tex}\\approx{\/tex}\u00a0148,000,000 seconds =\u00a0<strong>1.48 {tex}\\times{\/tex}\u00a010<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0seconds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Q.45: What was the date 1 arab\/1 billion seconds ago?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solution: Assuming the current date is August 11, 2025, the date 1 billion (10<sup>9<\/sup>) seconds ago was\u00a0<strong>December 4, 1993<\/strong>.<br>Here is the calculation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 billion seconds is equal to approximately 11,574 days (1,000,000,000 \u00f7 86,400 seconds\/day).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Going back 11,574 days from August 11, 2025, lands on December 4, 1993. 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