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Exponents

The document explains the concept of exponents, defining 'm' as a positive integer and introducing the notation 𝒂𝒎 for repeated multiplication of 'a'. It outlines the laws of indices, including the Product Law, Quotient Law, and Power Law, along with additional rules regarding exponents and their properties. Key points include that any non-zero number raised to the power of zero equals one, and specific rules for negative bases and zero exponents.

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Exponents

The document explains the concept of exponents, defining 'm' as a positive integer and introducing the notation 𝒂𝒎 for repeated multiplication of 'a'. It outlines the laws of indices, including the Product Law, Quotient Law, and Power Law, along with additional rules regarding exponents and their properties. Key points include that any non-zero number raised to the power of zero equals one, and specific rules for negative bases and zero exponents.

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EXPONENTS

If ‘m’ is a positive integer, then a × a × a…… up to ‘m’ terms is written as 𝒂𝒎 ,


where ‘a’ is the base and ‘m’ is the power.

LAWS OF INDICES

• 1ST LAW (Product Law) : 𝒂𝒎 × 𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝒎+𝒏


𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒎 𝟏
• 2nd LAW (Quotient Law) : = 𝒂𝒎−𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎 > 𝑛 ; = 𝒂𝒏−𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒏 > 𝑚
𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏
• 3rd LAW (Power Law) : (𝒂𝒎 )𝒏 = 𝒂𝒎×𝒏

MORE ABOUT EXPONENTS

• (𝒂 × 𝒃)𝒎 = 𝒂𝒎 × 𝒃𝒎
𝒂 𝒂𝒎
• (𝒃)𝒎 = 𝒃𝒎
•
𝒏
If a ≠ 0 and ‘n’ is a positive integer, then √𝒂 = 𝒂𝟏/𝒏
𝒎
•
𝒏
𝒂 𝒏 = √𝒂𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂 ≠ 𝟎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏 ∈ 𝑵
𝟏 𝟏
• For any non zero number a, 𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂−𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂−𝒏 = 𝒂𝒏
• A non zero number raised to the power zero is always equal to unity (i.e. 1)

KNOW THIS

• 𝒂𝟎 = 𝟏
• 𝒂𝟏 = 𝒂
• 𝒂𝟏 𝒂−𝟏 = 𝟏
• 𝟎𝒎 = 𝟎
• (−𝒂)𝒎 = 𝒂𝒎 ; 𝒊𝒇 𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓

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