Indices Question 1a

1. Simplify the following.

 a)  

1. Simplify the following.

 a)  

Answer:

 a)  

1. Simplify the following.

 a)  

Solution:

 a)  

INDICES

Definition: The power is defined to be the product of n factors of   , where   i s a real number and    is a positive integer.

 is called the index (or exponent) and    is called the base. (  is read as two to the third .)

Index Laws:   For real numbers