Indices

Objective

1. Identify and use an index of a number

2. Differentiate between expressions such as x² and 2x

3. Differentiate between x^a + x^b and x^a x x^b

4. Establish and use the rule aⁿ x a^m = a^{n + m}

Study Resources

• Instructions and worked examples related to this material.
• Practice problems and solutions related to this material (use #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8a, and #9a only)

6. Use the laws of division to prove x⁰ is 1