Index Notation

Indices - Introduction

• Indices is the plural of index
• An index is the power that a base is raised to.
• Writing a base raised to a power is called;
• index notation.
• Index notation has has several characteristics called;
• the laws if indices
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• Bildunterschrift: Definition of an Index

Laws of Indices

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• Bildunterschrift: The Laws of Indices
• In examples 1 and 2 on the right, the base numbers must be the same
• In example 4, the base number can not be zero since division by zero is not defined
• Example 5 in words is; the power of a product is the product of the powers
• Example 6 in words is;the power of a ratio of is the ratio of the powers