Indices and

Surds
Reference:
Chapter 06
Sancheti & Kapoor (S&K)
Contents
• INDEX VS. EXPONENT VS. BASE
• INDICES
• FRACTIONAL INDEX
• OPERATIONS WITH POWER FUNCTIONS
• EXERCISE#01,02&03
• SURD
• OPERATIONS ON SURDS
• EXERCISE#04,05,06,07,08,09&10
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INDEX vs. EXPONENT vs. BASE

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INDICES
•  If n N and a R, then = a x a x …… to n factors
• Laws of Indices:
• If m, n N and a R, then x =
• AKA ‘fundamental index law’
• =
• =
•=
• =

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INDICES (contd.)
•  Laws of Indices:
• If m, n N and a R, then
• =
• = = = 1 (a, x 0)
• = a; = 5
• = =
• =

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FRACTIONAL INDEX
••   = =

• =
• =
• =

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OPERATIONS WITH POWER
FUNCTIONS
•  Multiplication with a common base:
• x = =
• +
• Division with a common base:
• = =
•

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 INDICES
•  QUICK ASSESSMENT
• Simplify
i. =??
ii. ??
iii. +

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 INDICES
•  QUICK ASSESSMENT (SOLUTION)

i. = = = =8

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 INDICES
•  QUICK ASSESSMENT (SOLUTION)

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 INDICES
•  QUICK ASSESSMENT (SOLUTION)
iii. +
= + = +
= 16 + =

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 INDICES
•  QUICK ASSESSMENT (SOLUTION)

i. = = = =8

ii. + = + = + = 16 + =

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OPERATIONS WITH POWER
FUNCTIONS
• Multiplication
  with different bases:
• x =
• x x =
• Division with different bases:
• =
• Equality:
• a=b
• m=n
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Exercise#01
•Simplify
 

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Exercise#01 (contd.)
•Simplify
 

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Exercise#02
•If   , prove that m = 1 + n

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Exercise#02 (contd.)
•   , prove that m = 1 + n
If

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Exercise#03
•Find
  x, if

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Exercise#03 (contd.)
• 
Here,

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