Indices

Summary

4p5 is a short way of writing 4 x p x p x p x p x p.

the 4 is called the coefficient , the p is called the base or variable and the 5 is called the index, power or exponent.

indices (plural of index) obey certain rules when they are being multiplied and divided.

Key Skills

  • write expressions in index form
  • know the rules of indices for multiplying and dividing.
  • simplify algebraic expressions involving indices.

Vocabulary

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