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Power Indicies Surds Notes

The document discusses indices, laws of indices, surds, laws of surds, comparison of surds, and some useful results regarding these topics. Indices represent exponential expressions of the form an where a is the base and n is the index or exponent. The laws of indices define operations involving exponential expressions. Surds represent irrational roots of numbers of the form √a where a is rational. The laws of surds define operations involving surds. Surds can be compared by considering their order and base. Some useful results provide formulas for evaluating infinite expressions involving surds and exponents.

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Power Indicies Surds Notes

The document discusses indices, laws of indices, surds, laws of surds, comparison of surds, and some useful results regarding these topics. Indices represent exponential expressions of the form an where a is the base and n is the index or exponent. The laws of indices define operations involving exponential expressions. Surds represent irrational roots of numbers of the form √a where a is rational. The laws of surds define operations involving surds. Surds can be compared by considering their order and base. Some useful results provide formulas for evaluating infinite expressions involving surds and exponents.

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Power, Indices and Surds Notes

Indices
n be positive Integer.
a be real Number
Then, Indices is of the form
=
a base
n index or exponents.

Laws of Indices
1. = +

2. =

3. ( ) = = ( )

4. = . . . . . . . .

5. () =

6. () = , b 0
7. 0 = 1

Surds
If, a rational
n n is a positive Integer

and 1/ = , is irrational number, then is called a Surd of
order n.

Laws of Surds

1. = a

2. =


3. =


4. = =


5. = ()/ = ( )1/

Comparison of Surds

(a) If two Surds are of same order i.e. and , Then the one whose base is larger, is the larger of
two
3 3 3 3
e.g. 19, 21, 6, 26
3 3 3 3
6 < 19 < 21 < 26
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(b) If two Surds are of distinct order, we change them into the Surds of the same order. This order is
the L.C.M. of the orders of the given Surds.
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e.g. Ques. Which is larger 6 & 4 ?
13 3
Sol. a = 6 = (6)1/2 = (6)23 = (6)6
6 6
= 63 = 216
1 12 2
3
b = 4 = (4)3 = (4)32 = (4)6
6 6
= 42 = 16
a>b
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i.e. 6 > 4

Some Useful Results

(a) If y = + + + . . . . .
(i) If x = n (n + 1)
Then, y = n + 1
1 + 1 + 4
(ii) y = 2

(b) If y = . . . . .
(i) If x = (n) (n + 1)
Then, y = n
1 + 1 + 4
(ii) y = 2

(c) If y = . . . . .
Then, y = a

e.g. If y = 555 . . . . .
Then y = 5

(d) If y = . . . . .
Then,
2 1
= 2

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