Laws of Exponents (Indices) | āϏā§āĻāĻā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
Definition | āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž : Exponents show how many times a number is multiplied by itself.
āϏā§āĻāĻ (Exponent) āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: a³ = a × a × a
- Base (āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ): a
- Exponent/Power (āϏā§āĻāĻ/āĻāĻžāϤ): 3
1. Product Law | āĻā§āĻŖā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: aáĩ × aâŋ = aáĩâēâŋ
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 2³ × 2² = 2âĩ = 32
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Add the powers when multiplying the same base. | āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻ āϝā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Quotient Law | āĻāĻžāĻā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: aáĩ ÷ aâŋ = aáĩâģâŋ
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 5â´ ÷ 5² = 5² = 25
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Subtract the powers when dividing the same base. | āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Power of a Power | āĻāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻžāϤ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: (aáĩ)âŋ = aáĩâŋ
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: (3²)³ = 3âļ = 729
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Multiply the powers. | āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Power of a Product | āĻā§āĻŖāĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻāĻžāϤ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: (ab)âŋ = aâŋ × bâŋ
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: (2x)³ = 2³ × x³ = 8x³
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Apply the power to each factor. | āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŖāĻāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. Power of a Quotient | āĻāĻžāĻāĻĢāϞ⧰ āĻāĻžāϤ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: (a/b)âŋ = aâŋ/bâŋ
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: (2/3)² = 4/9
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Apply the power to both numerator and denominator. | āϞāĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻšā§° āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
6. Zero Exponent | āĻļā§āύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻāĻ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: aâ° = 1 (a ≠ 0)
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 7â° = 1
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Any non-zero number raised to the power 0 is 1. | āϝāĻŋāĻā§āύ⧠āĻļā§āύā§āϝ āύāĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻļā§āύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ 1āĨ¤
7. Negative Exponent | āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: aâģâŋ = 1/aâŋ
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 2âģ³ = 1/2³ = 1/8
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Negative exponent means reciprocal. | āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻāĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻļ (Reciprocal)āĨ¤
8. Fractional Exponent | āĻāĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻļ āϏā§āĻāĻ
Formula | āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: a¹⁄âŋ = âŋ√a
Example | āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 8¹⁄³ = â8 = 2
Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Fractional exponent means root. | āĻāĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻļ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽā§āϞ (Root)āĨ¤