Laws of Exponents (Indices) | āϏ⧂āϚāϕ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš


Definition | āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž : Exponents show how many times a number is multiplied by itself.
āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• (Exponent) āĻ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ā§°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžā§° āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: a³ = a × a × a



  • Base (āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ): a

  • Exponent/Power (āϏ⧂āϚāĻ•/āϘāĻžāϤ): 3


1. Product Law | āϗ⧁āĻŖā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: aáĩ × aâŋ = aáĩâēâŋ


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 2³ × 2² = 2âĩ = 32


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Add the powers when multiplying the same base. | āĻāϕ⧇āχ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤



2. Quotient Law | āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: aáĩ ÷ aâŋ = aáĩâģâŋ


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 5⁴ ÷ 5² = 5² = 25


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Subtract the powers when dividing the same base. | āĻāϕ⧇āχ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Power of a Power | āϘāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āϘāĻžāϤ


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: (aáĩ)âŋ = aáĩâŋ


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: (3²)³ = 3âļ = 729


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Multiply the powers. | āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. Power of a Product | āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻĢāϞ⧰ āϘāĻžāϤ


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: (ab)âŋ = aâŋ × bâŋ


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: (2x)³ = 2³ × x³ = 8x³


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Apply the power to each factor. | āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻ•āϞ⧈ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāϕ⧇ āϘāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


5. Power of a Quotient | āĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĻĢāϞ⧰ āϘāĻžāϤ


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: (a/b)âŋ = aâŋ/bâŋ


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: (2/3)² = 4/9


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Apply the power to both numerator and denominator. | āϞāĻŦ āφ⧰⧁ āĻšā§° āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžāϞ⧈ āϘāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


6. Zero Exponent | āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ•


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: a⁰ = 1 (a ≠ 0)


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 7⁰ = 1


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Any non-zero number raised to the power 0 is 1. | āϝāĻŋāϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧂āϚāϕ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāύ 1āĨ¤


7. Negative Exponent | āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āϏ⧂āϚāĻ•


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: aâģâŋ = 1/aâŋ


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 2âģ³ = 1/2³ = 1/8


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Negative exponent means reciprocal. | āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ (Reciprocal)āĨ¤


8. Fractional Exponent | āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ•


Formula | āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°: a¹⁄âŋ = âŋ√a


Example | āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: 8¹⁄³ = ∛8 = 2


Rule | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Fractional exponent means root. | āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽā§‚āϞ (Root)āĨ¤