1.4 Powers and Roots

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What is a square number?

Back

A number that is another number squared (ie times itself)
e.g. 9 is a square number, 3 x 3

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What is a cube number?

Back

A number that is made by cubing another number.
e.g. 125 = 5 x 5 x 5

Front

PROCESS:
A question asks you to find the square or the cube or the square root or cube root of a number.

Back

Put it in your calculator.
Cube root is shift square root.

Front

PROCESS:
Multiply numbers or algebra with indices (powers)

eg m² x m⁵

Back

Write the number or algebra and add the powers

eg m² x m⁵ = m⁷

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PROCESS:
Divide numbers or algebra with indices (powers)

Back

Write the number or algebra and subtract the powers