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1) The document discusses calculating with negative and fractional indices. It provides examples of solving expressions with integer, fractional, and negative indices. 2) Key concepts covered include: raising numbers to negative powers requires writing them as fractions; when the power is negative, the fraction is "flipped" to its reciprocal; the numerator is the power and denominator is the root. 3) Practice problems with worked solutions are provided to demonstrate converting between fractional and negative powers, reasoning about relative sizes, and applying concepts to word problems.

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1) The document discusses calculating with negative and fractional indices. It provides examples of solving expressions with integer, fractional, and negative indices. 2) Key concepts covered include: raising numbers to negative powers requires writing them as fractions; when the power is negative, the fraction is "flipped" to its reciprocal; the numerator is the power and denominator is the root. 3) Practice problems with worked solutions are provided to demonstrate converting between fractional and negative powers, reasoning about relative sizes, and applying concepts to word problems.

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Index Laws (Negative

and Fractional)
Calculate with negative and fractional indices
Key vocabulary

Denominator
Numerator
Cube root
Square root
Power
Reciprocal
Practice (1)
4 4 = 816 2. 12c3 x 2c9 = 24c12
1. (8 )
3. 12442 x 12410 = 12452 4. (5n⁷)3 = 125n21

5. 215 ÷ 21-3 = 218 6. 70h7 ÷ 7h2 = 10h5

7. 138 x 136 = 139 8. 70c6h7 = 7c4h4


135 10c2 h3
10. Solve the following by writing each as
9. 64z-6t7 = 8z-4t10
an index number.
a) 3 x 27 x 243 3 x 33x 35 = 39
8z-2 t-3
215 = 213
b) 32 x 64 x 16 2 2 22 = 2 2 =
5 6 4 5+6+4

2 2 22
22
5a × 3b
x×x=x 2
y÷y=y g ×g =g
3 5 8
= 15ab

2x × 2x There are sixteen statements on the slide.


5p − 4p = p y × y = 2y x × x2 = x3
= 2x2
Half are true (these turn green when you click them).
Half are false (these turn red).

−3n × −2n 6a + the


Find 2b true statements. 3f − 5f
6q ÷ 2q = 3
= −6n = 8ab
2Explain what is wrong with each of the others.
= −2f

3a × b m2 × m4 −m × −2m
z + z = z2
= 4ab = m8 = 2m2
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Negative indices

= = =

When the power


is negative….make
it a fraction

= = =
Converting fraction to a negative
power

= = =

Working in the
opposite direction

= = =
Negative indices (base fraction)
When fraction is raised to a
negative power must “flip”
the fraction to get the
reciprocal

= =
Then raise the numerator
and denominator to the
= positive power =

= = 27
Fractional indices
Numerator is the power

Denominator is the root

= = =

= = =

= 25 =6 = 81
Negative and fractional indices
Power is negative so
make fraction
Power is negative with
a fraction so ”flip”

= Then continue as
normal for fractional
indices =
= =
=
=
Practice
1. 811/2 = √81= 9 1. 8− =

2. 5121/3 = 512= 8 2. 16− =

3. 1252/3 = ( 125)2= 52 = 25 3. 9− =


2 1 1
4. 7  2 
7 49
4. 27− =

5. =
 32 1 1 1 1
5. 9  3 2 3 3
92 9 3 27 6. =
Problem solving and reasoning

1. How else could you write 4 and (4)3


√4= 2 and 8

2. What would be the value of 16- and 8- ?


¼ and ½
3. Which of the following is the largest?

64− 81− 9− 125−


Reason and explain

What do you do with a fractional power?


Power the numerator
Root the denominator

What changes when you have a negative power?


Must put number as a fraction over one
Or if number is already a fraction “flip” it (reciprocal)

How is this different with a negative fractional power?


Must apply the power and root

When you have aFind


power
the 4thof a of
root quarter, what do you do?
the number
Exam specimen questions
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Solve =
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Find the value of ×


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