Topic 1: Indices

Unit 1: Multiplication, Division and Power Laws

Examples

Multiplication Law Evaluate 2 2 Simplify 3x4 5x2

3 5

a m a n a m n

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Division Law Evaluate 38 35 Simplify 12 x8 y 4 3 x 6 y 2

am an amn

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Power Law
Evaluate 2 3 2
Simplify 2x
2 3

a
m n
a mn

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Class Practice

1. Evaluate the following

57 53
(a) 54 53 (b) 32 31 30 (c)
58

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(d) 70 7 4 7 2 (e) 27 24 28 (f) 3 2 2

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2. Simplify the following

(a) 3 x 4 4 x 3 (b) 2 p 3 5 p 4 (c) 3a 4 b 2 15a 2 b

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(d)
12 x 2 y 3
4 xy 2
(e) 3x 2 4
3a b
2 3 5

6ab
(f) 2 3

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1 1
Unit 2: Further Indices (when power is 0 , , , fraction or negative)
2 3

General Forms Examples

a0 1 50
Zero Indices

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1 1
Power square root a a
2
25 2

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1 1
a3 3 a 8 3
Cube Root

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 m 2
Fractional Indices an 125 3

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31
1
a 1
a
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2
5
1
a n n
a
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1
2
a
1

Negative Indices
b 3
b a
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3
4

5
n n
a b

b a

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Class Practice

1. Evaluate the following

1 1

(a) 7
0 (b) 16 2 (c) 125 3

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1 3 3
4 2 (e) 4 2
(f) 81 4
(d)
25

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 2
1
(h) 4 1 (i) 2 3
(g) 9 2

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1 2 3
3 5 2
(j) (k) (l)
4 3 3

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2. Evaluate

1 2 1

(a) 16 2 (b) 8 3 1
(c)
3

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3 (e) (f)
1 2 1 1 3
(d) 49 5 2 2
5 5
2 2
9

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 (g) (h) (i)
4
5 1
4 2
2 3
7 7
2 2
5 4
0 2

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Unit 3: No Laws Apply (Evaluate Separately, then Add/Sutract)

Class Practice

1. Evaluate the following

1

(a) 4 4 4
2 1 0
(b) 7 7 7
2 1 0 (c) 9 0 9 1 9 2

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Unit 4: Equations Involving Indices

Class Practice

1. Solve the following equations

(a) 3 y 81 (b) 2 y 128 (c) x 2 9

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1
(e) 8 y 2 6 (f) 512 5 5 k
(d) x 4
2

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t t3
2. If t n , find the value of n .
t

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Unit 5: Past Examination Questions

Class Practice

1. Solve the following equations

1 3

(a) 7 7
3 3 (b) 9 9
2 0
(c) 3 4
0 2
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2 1
1

0.22 (e) 2
(d) (f) 25
3

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2. Find the values of a, b, c and d

(a) 3 a 35 27 (b) 10 c 0.001 (c) 125 b 5

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3. Simplify

(a) 3x 3
2
(b) 25 x 2 5 x 4

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(c) 2 y
4 3 (d) 12 y 2 4 y 3

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