What you should learn

• Appreciate basic algebraic thinking

• Simplify algebraic expressions by using the rules of indices

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Evaluate the following expressions given the values:

Simplify the Following:

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Evaluate the following expressions given the values:

b)

c)

d)

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Evaluate the following expressions given the values:

c)

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 Powers or Indices

Index/Power
A number written in this format has two parts
Base

The Base is the number being multiplied

The Index/Power tells us how many times we multiply the base by itself
So:

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 Rules for indices

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When simplifying expressions by multiplying or dividing we combine the
terms(They don’t have to be like terms) and simplify them using the rules
of indices.

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 Multiplication Examples

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 Multiplication Examples

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7 +2 3−2
5 ∙ 10 𝑥 𝑦

3+6 −5+2 1−1

¿−4∙7𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
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 Division Examples

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 Division Examples

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