3 (a) Simplify, giving your answer as a single power of 7.

(i) \(7^{5} \times 7^{6}\)
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(ii) \(7^{15} \div 7^{5}\)
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(iii) \(42+7\)
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(b) Simplify.
\[
\left(5 x^{2} \times 2 x y^{4}\right)^{3}
\]
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(i) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of \(P\) and \(Q\).
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(ii) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of \(P\) and \(Q\).
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(iii) \(P \times R\) is a cube number, where \(R\) is an integer.
Find the smallest possible value of \(R\).
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(d) Factorise the following completely.

(i) \(x^{2}-3 x-28\)
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(ii) \(7(a+2 b)^{2}+4 a(a+2 b)\)
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(e) \(\quad 3^{2 x-1}=\frac{1}{9^{x}} \times 3^{2 y-x}\)
Find an expression for \(y\) in terms of \(x\).
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y=...............................
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$$\(\quad P=2^{5} \times 3^{3} \times 7 \quad Q=540\)$$ Find the highest common factor (HCF) of $$\(P\)$$ and $$\(Q\)$$. .............................................

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