SSNP5

Indices I

Apply all laws of indices including zero, negative, and fractional exponents.

What Is an Index? Notation and Expansion

Laws of Indices: Multiplication and DivisionComplete the earlier lesson to unlock

The Power Laws: Power of a Power, Product, and QuotientComplete the earlier lesson to unlock

The Zero Index and Negative IndicesComplete the earlier lesson to unlock

Laws of Indices: Fractional Indices (Roots)Complete the earlier lesson to unlock

Laws of Indices: Mastery and WAEC-Style PracticeComplete the earlier lesson to unlock

Changing the Base: Simplification with Mixed BasesComplete the earlier lesson to unlock

Exponential Equations: Matching Bases to SolveComplete the earlier lesson to unlock

Unit review reward

All 8 lessons in Indices I

Understand index notation as repeated multiplication, expand and condense expressions, and memorize common base powers.

Apply the multiplication and division laws of indices to simplify numbers and algebraic expressions.

Apply the power of a power, product power, and quotient power laws to simplify expressions and change bases in algebraic indices.

Derive and evaluate expressions containing zero and negative indices, including fractions and algebraic terms.

Interpret and evaluate expressions with fractional indices, converting between index notation and root notation.

Integrate multiplication, division, zero, negative, power, and fractional laws to simplify complex algebraic expressions at a WAEC standard.

Simplify complex index expressions by converting mixed bases to common prime bases and factoring expressions containing addition or subtraction.

Solve single and simultaneous exponential equations by equating identical bases.

Unit code SSNP5