WASSCE Mathematics · Numbers & Numeration
Indices
Powers, roots, and the laws that govern them.
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Across the topic: 13 sections · 9 worked examples
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6 lessons · 1 h 13 min
- 1Indices: powers, bases and notation14 minFree14 minFree
- 2Laws of indices and indicial equations6 min Plan6 min Plan
- The laws of indices
- Evaluating with fractional and negative indices
- Simplifying algebraic expressions
- Indicial equations
5 worked examples
- 3The Laws of Indices14 min Plan14 min Plan
- 4Negative and Zero Indices12 min Plan12 min Plan
- 5Fractional Indices13 min Plan13 min Plan
- 6Solving Indicial Equations and the WAEC Trap14 min Plan14 min Plan
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