RULES OF INDICES (MULTIPLY)

RULE OF INDICES (PETUA INDEKS)

SAME BASE (ASAS SAMA)

aⁿ × a^m = a^{n + m}

Example : Simplify the following

(Permudahkan yang berikut)

(a)        m³ × m⁴          

 

Solution: 

m³ × m⁴  

= m³⁺⁴ 

= m⁷

(b)        3p³ × 2p  

Solution: 

3p³ × 2p 

= (3 × 2) p³⁺¹  

= 6p⁴

(c)         4r³ × 5p² × r²

Solution: 

4r³ × 5p × r² 

= (4×5) r³⁺²p

= 20r⁵p