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Support Apply the index laws to simplify algebraic products and quotients involving negative-integer indices
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Establish that x^0 = 1 algebraically using index laws
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Apply the index laws for numerical bases with positive- integer indices to develop the index laws in algebraic form
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- Interactive toolStarterMaths Is Fun: Laws of exponentsUse it for: Index laws summarised with reasons.
- Corbettmaths practice questions: Algebra: indicesUse it for: Free printable graded practice questions (with answers) on algebra: indices for drill or a quick check.
- WorksheetDrillTransum: Dr Tim's Indices ChallengeUse it for: Index laws practice by level.
- VideoStarterCorbettmaths video: Algebra: indicesUse it for: Short worked-example video on algebra: indices to model the method before practice or for flipped revision.
Simplify algebraic expressions that involve powers, products and quotients of simple algebraic terms containing positive-integer indices
Stage 5 · Indices A Draft mapping
- Corbettmaths practice questions: Algebra: indicesUse it for: Free printable graded practice questions (with answers) on algebra: indices for drill or a quick check.
- WorksheetDrillKuta free worksheet: Division property of exponentsUse it for: Printable skills-practice sheet with answer key on division property of exponents; good for drill or homework.
- WorksheetDrillKuta free worksheet: Multiplication property of exponentsUse it for: Printable skills-practice sheet with answer key on multiplication property of exponents; good for drill or homework.
- WorksheetDrillKuta free worksheet: Powers of products and quotientsUse it for: Printable skills-practice sheet with answer key on powers of products and quotients; good for drill or homework.
- WorksheetDrillKuta free worksheet: Properties of exponentsUse it for: Printable skills-practice sheet with answer key on properties of exponents; good for drill or homework.
- VideoStarterCorbettmaths video: Algebra: indicesUse it for: Short worked-example video on algebra: indices to model the method before practice or for flipped revision.