Indices

Chapter 8.6 to 8.10

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Writing all the letters down is the key to understanding the Laws
Write the letters together is to mean multiply
The exponent says how many times to use the number in a multiplication
A negative exponent means divide
A fractional exponent like 1/n means to take the nth root
Standard form always has only 1 whole number and the remaining are decimal places

Laws of indices worksheet
Negative indices
Fractional indices
Different base - worksheets under files on managebac
Textbook Questions: Chapter 2.14 and 2.15
Textbook Questions: Chapter 8.6 to 8.10
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-numbers-operations/cc-8th-scientific-notation/e/scientific_notation

https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/exponent-laws.html - answer the online questions yourself or in groups

Create a mindmap in your summary book highlighting the types of fractions and examples

Create a problem to solve