GCSE · Indices

The index lawsExam-style questions

Why multiplying powers adds the indices, dividing subtracts them, and a power of a power multiplies them — and why every part of a bracket, coefficient included, takes the power.

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15 questions · GCSE (Higher) level · mark scheme and worked solution on each · no sign-up to try

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Simplify $x^3 \times x^4$
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Simplify $\dfrac{y^8}{y^2}$
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