Higher November 2021 Paper 5 Q2

OCRHigherCurrent spec2 marksProperties of Numbers

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(a) Azmi is given this question.
Write 40 as a product of prime factors.
Give your answer in index form.

Azmi’s answer is \(2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 5\).

Is Azmi correct?
Explain your answer. [1]

(b) Find the value of \(x\).\[\frac{1}{16} = 2^x\]

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