# Exam-Style Questions on Indices

## Problems on Indices adapted from questions set in previous exams.

### 1.

GCSE Higher

Without using a calculator, show clearly that $$27^{\frac23}$$ is equal to $$9$$.

### 2.

GCSE Higher

(a) The $$n$$th term of a sequence is $$2^n+2^{n+1}$$

Work out the 8th term of the sequence.

(b) The $$n$$th term of a different sequence is $$9(3^n + 3^{n+1})$$

Expand and express this expression as the sum of two powers of three.

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