Year 9 Unit 1 Notes and Examples 2
Year 9 Unit 1 Notes and Examples 2
Year 9 Unit 1 Notes and Examples 2
× 6+2=4
× 4 = so 5 + 1 = 6
× 6+2+1=5
Power to a power =
7 2
(5 ) = Short cut is to multiply the powers 7 x 2 = 14
Indices – Dividing
Write as a single power?
and multiplying by 1 has not effect on the final
= answer (so we can ignore)
= –7 – 2 = –9
5 – –2 = 5 + 2 = 7
3 + –5 = –2
–2 – –7 = –2 + 7 = 5
Indices – Negative
Negative indices means you take the Reciprocal of 3 is
reciprocal of the base value. because 3 x = 1
== 4
== 4
= =
then 23 = 8
= = then 33 = 27
Indices – Fractional and Negative
Denominator is the root
and the numerator is the power.
Negative means take the reciprocal.
Think about 9 as
== = then take the reciprocal to get
Standard Form - Writing
Standard form is a method for writing very
big number and very small numbers.
2x3=6
(2 x ) x (3 x ) = 6 x x (add the powers)
(7 x ) x (3 x ) 7 x 3 = 21
x (add the powers)
= 21 x
21 ÷ 10 = 2.1 so now need to increase the powers
= 2.1 x by 10 by 1
Standard Form – Calculations Dividing
6÷3=2
(6 x ) ÷ (3 x ) = 2 x x (subtract the powers)
6÷3=2
(6 x ) ÷ (3 x ) = 2 x x (4 – –7 = 4 + 7 = 11)
(4 x ) ÷ (8 x ) 4 ÷ 8 = 0.5
x (–5 – 6 = –11)
= 0.5 x
0.5 x 10 = 5 so now need to reduce the powers by
=5x 10 by 1
Surds – Simplifying
A surd is a square root that cannot be surd
turned into a whole number. not a surd as = 3
Evaluate 4 4 x 3 = 12
Surds – More Simplifying
Both numbers must a surd
Dividing surds ÷ 2 = is incorrect
Evaluate =
The surds must be the same
Simplify + 3 = 8 5+3=8
Simplify 3= 2 5–3=2
Simplify = 10 1 + 3 + 6 = 10