How Do You Do Indices

The first law: multiplication. If the two terms have the same base (in this case. … The second law: division. If the two terms have the same base (in this case. … The third law: brackets. … Negative powers. … Power of zero. … Fractional powers.

What are the rules of indices?

• The first law: multiplication. If the two terms have the same base (in this case. …
• The second law: division. If the two terms have the same base (in this case. …
• The third law: brackets. …
• Negative powers. …
• Power of zero. …
• Fractional powers.

What are the 5 rules of indices?

• (read as ‘ squared’) means a × a . has been multiplied by itself twice. The index, or power, here is 2.
• (read as ‘ cubed’) means a × a × a . has been multiplied by itself three times.
• (read as ‘ to the power of 4’) means a × a × a × a . has been multiplied by itself four times, and so on.