Methods In Algebra

Like terms can be added or subtracted, unlike

terms cannot.

Index Laws
a m a n a mn
a m a n a mn

m n

a mn

a0 1

Index Meaning
: top of the fraction
: bottom of the fraction

a
b

power
a
b

x
root
OR

x
b

e.g. (i ) x

1
3
x

(ii ) a 5b 7

a5
7
b

3
(iii ) x 4 a 9b 2
4
1
4

2
3

y2

(iv) x
(v ) y
3
2

(vi ) x

3a 9
4 2
4x b

see
3
2

OR

1
1
2

x x

x2 x
x x

think

and

1
2

(vii ) m

27
4

64
3
m m

1 6 500 28 6 69
(viii ) n p q c r
2
2

(ix)
3

2
9

p 500 c 6 c r 69
2 n 6 28 q

Exercise 1A; 1c, 2d, 3b, 4d, 5b, 6ad, 7bc, 8a, 9b, 10d, 11cf,
12ac, 13bd, 15, 17, 18*
Exercise 6A; 1adgi, 2behj, 3ace, 4ace, 5bdfh, 6ace, 7adgj,
8behj, 9bd