Mathematics GCSE
Index laws for multiplication, division and brackets
What Index laws for multiplication, division and brackets means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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These let you combine powers with the same base: the indices add for multiplication, subtract for division, and multiply for brackets.
Topics that use Index laws for multiplication, division and brackets
- Structure and calculation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Calculating with powers of 10
- Checking answers by substitution
- Checking for repeats and omissions
- Coefficient
- Conjugate
- Converting between ordinary and standard form
- Counting outcomes in context
- denominator
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