Indices Question 1b
1. Simplify the following.
b)
1. Simplify the following.
b)
Answer:
b)
1. Simplify the following.
b)
Solution:
b)
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