0580/11 Oct/Nov 2023, Question 16: Index Laws with Letters
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 11 (Core) · Calculator · 3 marks
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The question, in short
Simplify two algebraic expressions involving powers: a product of n terms and a division of x terms with coefficients.
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Part (a) · 1 mark
Simplify n⁵ × n by combining the powers of n.
- 1n⁵ × n¹ = n⁶
Answern⁶
Part (b) · 2 marks
Simplify 8x⁶ ÷ 2x², dividing coefficients and subtracting powers of x.
- 18 ÷ 2 = 4, x⁶ ÷ x² = x⁴
- 2= 4x⁴
Answer4x⁴
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