Negitive and fractional indices
The laws
More laws of indices
- \(a^\frac{1}{m} = \sqrt[m]{a}\)
- \(a^\frac{n}{m} = \sqrt[m]{a^n}\)
- \(a^{-m} = \frac{1}{a^m}\)
- \(a^0 = 1\)
Negitive/Fractional Indices
Negitive/Fractional Indices
- Negitive Indices act as a reciprocal power
- E.G. \(5^{-2} = \frac{1}{25}\)
- Fractional Indices act as a square and a root simultaneously
- E.G. \(125^{2/3} = 5^2 = 25\)