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Indices Rules - Nutshell 1

The document outlines 13 rules for calculations involving exponents and provides examples for each rule. It then gives 3 example problems to show how to use the rules to solve for unknown variables, explaining the step-by-step workings for each example problem.

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Indices Rules - Nutshell 1

The document outlines 13 rules for calculations involving exponents and provides examples for each rule. It then gives 3 example problems to show how to use the rules to solve for unknown variables, explaining the step-by-step workings for each example problem.

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1.

a m a n = a m+n
Example: x 5 x 3 = x 8
m
2. a
an
= a mn
5
Example: x
2
=x3
x
3. (a m ) n = a mn
Example: (x 3 ) 7 = x 21
4. a n = 1
an
Example: x 4 = 1
x4
1
5. a n = (n a) 1
1
Example: x 4 = 4 x
m 1
6. a n
= (n a) m = (a n ) m
2 1
Example: x 3 = (3 x) 2 = (x 3 ) 2
7. a 0 = 1
Example: 5 0 = 1
8. a 1 = a
Example: 6 1 = 6
m
9. a n = 1
(na) m
32 1 1
Example: 9 = 23 = 27

( 9)
m
10. ( ab ) m = a
bm
6
Example: ( 25 ) 6 = 2
56
11. (ab) m = a m b m
m
xa x mn
12. ya n = y a
5
Example: 9a 2 = 3a 3
3a
xm m
13. a = b
a = b
Example:
a4 =22
(a 2 ) 2 = 2 2
a2 =2
a = 2
Calculation Rules

64 x = 2, x =?
How to solve:
1. 64 = 2 6
2. (2 6 ) x = 2
3. 2 6x = 2 1
4. 6x = 1
5. x = 16

5
8 3
= 2 x , x =?
How to solve:
Method 1:
(8) 5
3

= 2 5
Method 2:
5
8 3

5
= (2 3 ) 3

5
= (2 3 3 )
= 2 5

1 7
( 27 ) =3x
How to solve:
1 7
1. ( 27 ) = ( 313 ) 7
2. = (3 3 ) 7
3. = 3 21

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