Index Notation

Monday, 18 June 2018

 𝐴𝑚 × 𝐴𝑛 = 𝐴𝑚+𝑛
𝐴𝑚
𝐴𝑚 ÷ 𝐴𝑛 = = 𝐴𝑚−𝑛
𝐴𝑛
𝐴𝑚 𝑛
= 𝐴𝑚𝑛

Example
Simplify each of the following
(i) 23 × 25 = 28
(ii) 32 ÷ 37 = 3−5
(iii) 𝑦 5 × 𝑦 3 = 𝑦8
(iv) 32 4
= 38
Example
Find the value of the index for each of the following
(i) 85 × 8𝑎 = 87 𝑎=2
(ii) 3𝑦 = 27 𝑦=3
(iii) 23 𝑥
= 512 𝑥=3
(iv) 43 ÷ 4𝑡 = 44 𝑡 = −1
 1
𝐴−𝑚 =
𝐴𝑚

Example
Work out each of the following
1
(i) 4−3 =
64
1
(ii) 5−2 =
25
1
(iii) 3−1 =
3
1
(iv) 2−4 =
16
 1 𝑚
𝐴𝑚 = 𝐴

Example
Work out each of the following
1
(i) 36 2 = 36 = 6
1
(ii) 92 = 9 =3
1 3
(iii) 27 3 = 27 = 3
−2
1
11
(iv) 25 = =
25 5
Example
Simplify each of the following
1
−1 1 1
(i) 81 × 3 2 = 81 × =9× =3
3 3
3 3 3
(ii) 162 = 16 = 4 = 64

2 3 2 2
(iii) 27
3 = 27 = 3 =9

(iv) 120 =1

3
3 −2 4 2 2 16 8 16 1 2
(v) ÷ 0.5−3 = ÷ = ÷ = × =
4 9 1 9 8 9
3 1
Example
Simplify the following expression
1
−4
2 × 362
4
1
= × 36
2
1
= ×6
16
6
=
16
3
=
8
Example
Simplify each of the following
1 1
(i) 3−2 = 2 =
3 9
1
(ii) 25 2 = 25 = 5

−
2 1 1 1
(iii) 64 3 = 2 = 2 =
3
64 4 16
(iv) 70 =1

−
1 1 1
(v) 49 2 = =
49 7