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Worksheets4.08 Rules of indices
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What does an index number show in mathematics?
How many times a term has been added to itself.
How many times a term has been divided by itself.
How many times a term has been subtracted from itself.
How many times a term has been multiplied by itself.
What is the value of any term raised to the power of 0?
0
1
The value of the term itself
Undefined
What do you do with the indices when you multiply terms with the same base number?
You divide the indices.
You subtract the indices.
You add the indices.
You do nothing with the indices.
What do you do with the indices when you divide terms with the same base number?
You add the indices.
You multiply the indices.
You subtract the indices.
You raise the indices to a power.
What do you do with the indices when you raise a power to another power?
You subtract the indices.
You divide the indices.
You add the indices.
You multiply the indices.
What is the result of any non-zero number raised to the power of 1?
0
1
The value of the number itself
Undefined
When simplifying an expression with multiple indices, what is the first step?
Combine like terms by adding the indices.
Combine like terms by multiplying the indices.
Apply the distributive property to combine the indices.
Identify and operate on terms with the same base.
How do you simplify a term with a negative exponent?
By dividing the term by its base.
By multiplying the term by its base.
By taking the reciprocal of the base and making the exponent positive.
By subtracting the exponent from the base.
