Indices
Haese Mathematics 1 - Chapter 2G, page 34
Haese Mathematics 1 - Chapter 2G, page 34
You will use these skills in career aptitude testing, daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, driving, distances, time etc
You will be able to:
Indices and index laws - Square and cube (extension only)
Write exponents in expanded form
Write integers in exponent form
Prior Knowledge:
Basic operations, working with parentheses
Key Vocabulary:
Index, power, exponent, inverse
Notes:
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
Textbook Questions: Chapter 2G, page 34 (5 questions from each)