LAWS OF INDICES

1. a0  1

2. a1  a

1
3. a 1  provided a  0
a

1
4. a n  a n   1

an
provided a  0

1
1  1
5. n
  n   an
a a 

1
2
6. a  a

7. a n a
n

8. a m  a n  a m n

am
9. n
 a m  n provided a  0
a

10. a 
m n
 a mn

11. abn  a n b n
n
a an
12.    n provided b  0
b b

n n
a  a  1   b  n b n
13.           n provided a  0, b  0
b  b    a  a