6

23= 2 x 2 x 2
2
8
4 3 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5
7
5x5x5x5x5x5x5
 is read as 3 to the
4
3
power
of 4 where 3 is the
base
and 4 is the index.
 63= 6 x 6 x 6
25= 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
(-g)4= (-g) x (-g) x (-g) x (-g)
(3y)3= (3y) x (3y) x (3y)
9 x 9 x 9 =
25 x 25 x 25 x 25 x 25 =
(-kg) x (-kg) x (-kg) x (-kg)=
(6w) x (6w) x (6w) =
1. 65 = 6. ()5 =
2. (-12)4 = 7. (-) 4 =
3. (2.4)4 = 8. ()4 =
4. 153 = 9. (/3)3 =
5. (32.9)2 =
10. (50)4 =
 Example 1: Express Example 2: Express
32 in the index 625 in the index
notation with base 2. notation with base 5.
2 32 5 625
2 16 5 125
2 8 5 25
2
2
4
2
1
2 5 5 5
1 5 4
 Express each of the following in the index notation with the base
given in the brackets

1. 16 (base 2) 6. 243 (base 3)

2. 81 (base 3) 7. 216 (base 6)
3. 64 (base 2) 8. 343 (base 7)
4. 125 (base 5) 9. 128 (base 2)
5. 256 (base 4) 10. 10 000 (base 10)
 1. 32 x 33 = 33 x33x33x 33x33 =35
5times

2. 93 x 94 = 9
x 9
x 9
x 9
x 9
x 9
x 9 =97

7 times
 3. g4 x g5 = g x g x gg x ggxggxggxggxggxgg =g9

9 times

4. 1518 x 1514 =
1. 54 x 55 = 54+5 = 59
2. h11 x h18 = h11+18 = h29
1. 3a2 x 2a3= (3x2) a 2+3
=6a5

2. 6f5 x 2f3= (6x2) f5+3 =12f8

3. 4m2 x 2m9= (4x2) m2+9 =8m11

4. 8z x 3z = (8x3) z
9 3 9+3
=24z 12
1. 9d2 x 2d10= (9x2) d2+10 =18d12
2. 10n x 4 (10x2) n4+3 =20n7
2n =
3
3. 4w x w =
2 14 (4x1) w 2+14
=4w 16

4. z19
x 34z3
= (1x34) z 19+3
=34z 22
 Example:
1. 32 x 23 x 34 x 27= 3 2+4 x 23+7 =36 x 210

2. k x m xk xm=
5 6 8 7 k 5+8 x m6+7 =k13 x m13

3. ()9 x ()4 x ()12 x ()9=

1. 57 55 = 57-5 = 52
2. h21 h18 = h21-18 = h3
1. 35 33 =

2. k14 k5 =
3. 99 94 =
4. 1518 1514 =
1. 9d12 3d2= (9 3)d12-2 =3d10

2. 10n 2n =
4 3 (10 2) n4-3
=5n1

3. 40w27 4w14= (40 4) w27-14 =10w13

4. 25z19 5z3= (25 5) Z19-3 =5z16
1. (57)5 = 57x5 = 535
2. (h20)8 = h20x8 = h160
3. (2c7)5 = 2 1x5
c 7x5
= 2c
5 35

4. (3 h ) = 3
2 8 8 2x8 h
8x8
=3 h
16 64
 1
an

1. 8-7 = 1
7
8

2.
1
f -2
= 2
f
Example:
1. 2-2 x 2-4 =
2-2+ (-4) = 2-2-4 = 2-6
2. 7 -5
7 -2
= 7-5 - (-2)
= 7-5+2
= 7-3

3. (8-2)-4 = 8-2 x (-4) = 88

Homework
brilliant
answer
 a
m
m
n n

m power
a n root
 a
m
m
n n

1. 8 =
8
4
1

2. f
=
f
4
3
1.
1 1
2.

25
2 27
3

3.
1 4.
1
32
5
49
2
 81
1.Press
1.
1
1
81
2.Press 81
2 2
3.Press =
4.Press ^

=9 5.Press 1
6.Press =
 1.Press 4

81
2.
1 2.Press shift ^
1
81 4 4 3.Press 81
4.Press =
5.Press ^
=3 6.Press 1
7.Press =
1. 1 2. 1
25 2
27 3

3.
1 4.
1
32 5
49 2
Homework superstar
answer

10.
 5 3 2

1
3
81 32

36 2 4 2
8 44 4
16 2 4 5

1 1

2
3 2 6 4
5 5
5 3 4 4
3 2
2 2



4
2 3 3
2 2 4
2 4

33 2 2
3 2
2 20 2 8 2 8 3 2

2 4
16
2 4
1
4
1
2 16