Practice questions
Challenge questions
Three-term chains and mixed index law problems — identify which law applies first
Word problems
Real-life contexts — read carefully and identify the calculation needed
Index laws
\(a^m\times a^n=a^{m+n}\) · \(a^m\div a^n=a^{m-n}\) · \((a^m)^n=a^{mn}\) · \(a^0=1\)
Important: These laws only work when the base is the same. You cannot simplify \(2^3\times 3^2\) using index laws.