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Laws of indices and surdsEdexcel International A Level Maths: Mind map

Laws of indices
Rational exponents

Indices and surds

exact algebra

am+na^{m+n}amna^{\frac mn}ab\sqrt{ab}
Surd rules
Rationalising
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Exam questions on Laws of indices and surds

  1. The number N=1634×27−23N=16^{\frac34}\times27^{-\frac23}.
    Hence find the exact value of N−12N^{-\frac12}, giving your answer in the form k2k\sqrt2.2 marks
  2. For x>0x>0, f(x)=(2x3)2x8x5f(x)=\dfrac{(2x^3)^2\sqrt{x}}{8x^5}.
    Solve f(x)=108f(x)=108.2 marks
  3. A rectangle has area (7+5)(7+\sqrt5) cm2^2 and length (3−5)(3-\sqrt5) cm.
    Find the width of the rectangle, giving your answer in the form p+q5r\frac{p+q\sqrt5}{r}, where pp, qq and rr are integers.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).