INDICES

PREPARED BY: IMANI RICHARDS

TOPICS TO COVER

• Laws of Indices
• Solving equations when the unknown is an index
 LAW OF INDICES

• Law 1 – Multiplication
• Law 2 – Division
• Law 3 – Power of a power
• Law 4 – Zero Index
• Law 5 - Negative Indices
• Law 6 – Fractional Indices (numerator = 1)
• Law 7 – Fractional Indices (numerator does not = 1)
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION CON’T
INTRODUCTION CON’T
LAW 1 - MULTIPLICATION
LAW 2 – DIVISION
LAW 3 – POWER OF A POWER
LAW 4 – ZERO INDEX
LAW 5 – NEGATIVE INDICES
LAW 6 – FRACTIONAL INDICES (NUMERATOR
= 1)
LAW 7 – FRACTIONAL INDICES (NUMERATOR NOT
=1)
EXAMPLES
SOLUTIONS
SOLVING EQUATIONS WHEN THE UNKNOWN IS
AN
INDEX
EXAMPLES
SOLUTIONS
INTERACTIVE EXERCISE

• https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Algebra/Indices.asp?Level=1
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