IP AMaths Notes (Upper Sec, Year 3-4): 01) Indices and Surds

Q: What does IP AMaths Notes (Upper Sec, Year 3-4): 01) Indices and Surds cover?
A: Laws of indices, rationalising surds, and exponential forms that anchor the rest of the IP Additional Mathematics syllabus.

Master the index laws so exponent and surd manipulations become automatic. Keep every expression in exact form until the last step to avoid rounding drift.

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Essential identities

• $a^{m} \times a^{n} = a^{m+n}$