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Integral Indices for Junior Students

This document discusses the laws of integral indices and their application to simplifying expressions with zero, negative, and positive integral indices. Some key points covered include: - If a ≠ 0, then a0 = 1. - If a ≠ 0 and n is a positive integer, then an = a × a × ... × a (n factors of a). - If a, b ≠ 0 and both m and n are integers, laws such as am × an = am+n, (am)n = amn, am/an = am-n apply. Several examples are provided to illustrate simplifying expressions involving integral indices according to these laws. Students are guided to

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Integral Indices for Junior Students

This document discusses the laws of integral indices and their application to simplifying expressions with zero, negative, and positive integral indices. Some key points covered include: - If a ≠ 0, then a0 = 1. - If a ≠ 0 and n is a positive integer, then an = a × a × ... × a (n factors of a). - If a, b ≠ 0 and both m and n are integers, laws such as am × an = am+n, (am)n = amn, am/an = am-n apply. Several examples are provided to illustrate simplifying expressions involving integral indices according to these laws. Students are guided to

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LessonIntegral Indices
Zero and Negative
Worksheet 2.2
Name: _________________________ Class: ___________
WITH GUIDING
Objectives: 1. Understand the meanings of zero and negative integral indices.
2. Learn that the laws of indices hold for all integral indices.

Key Points
If a  0, then a0 = 1.

Let’s Check
Find the values of the following expressions without using a calculator. (1 – 3)

1. (a) 1010 = ____________ (b) (–3)0 = ____________

2. (a) 33  40 = ____________ (b) 50  (–2)2 = ____________

3. (a) (12  19)0 = ____________ (b) 32 ÷ 60  23 = ____________

Key Points
If a  0 and n is a positive integer, then

Let’s Check
Find the values of the following expressions without using a calculator. (1 – 3)
(Leave your answers in fractions if necessary.)

1. (a) 4–3 = ____________ (b) 6–2 = ____________

2. (a) 5–1 = ____________ (b) = ____________

3. (a) (–3) –2 = ____________ (b) (–4) –3 = ____________

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Key Points
If a, b  0 and both m and n are integers, then

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv) (v)

Example 1 (Level 2) Let’s Try 1


Find the values of the following expressions Find the values of the following expressions
without using a calculator. without using a calculator.
(a) 42  60  24 (b) 1253  255 (a) 251 + 50  103 (b) 83  25
(c) 97  813 (c) 643  46
(Leave your answers in fractions if necessary.) (Leave your answers in fractions if necessary.)

Solution Solution
(a)

(a)

(b) (b)
Express 125 and 25 as powers of 5 first.

(c)

(c)

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Example 2 (Level 1) Let’s Try 2.1


Simplify the following expressions and express Simplify the following expressions and express
your answers with positive indices. your answers with positive indices.

(a) (b) (a) (b)

Solution Solution

(a)

(a)

(b)

(b)

Let’s Try 2.2


Simplify the following expressions and express your answers with positive indices.

(a) (Level 1) (b) (Level 2)

Solution

(a) (b)

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Let’s Try 2.3 (Level 2)


Simplify the following expressions and express your answers with positive indices.

(a) (b)

Solution

(a) (b)

Example 3 (Level 2) Let’s Try 3.1


Simplify the following expressions and express Simplify the following expressions and express
your answers with positive indices. your answers with positive indices.

(a) (b) (a) (b)

Solution Solution
(a)

(a)

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(b) (b)
Check if we can simplify the expression
inside the brackets first.

Let’s Try 3.2


Simplify the following expressions and express your answers with positive indices.

(a) (b)

Solution
(a) (b)

Let’s try the Consolidation Corner on page 2.18 of


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the textbook.
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