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Exponents And Radicals

NIOS · Class 10 · Maths

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Topics in Exponents And Radicals

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Exponential Notation and Basic Concepts

  • Exponential form a^m represents 'a' multiplied by itself 'm' times
  • In a^m: 'a' is the base, 'm' is the exponent or index
  • Examples: 5^3 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 125, (-2)^4 = (-2) × (-2) × (-2) × (-2) = 16
2

Laws of Exponents

  • Product Law: a^m × a^n = a^(m+n) - add exponents when multiplying same bases
  • Quotient Law: a^m ÷ a^n = a^(m-n) when m > n, or 1/a^(n-m) when n > m
  • Power Law: (a^m)^n = a^(mn) - multiply exponents when raising power to power
3

Rational Exponents and Radicals

  • Rational exponent a^(p/q) = ∜(a^p) where q is the root index
  • a^(1/n) represents the nth root of a, written as ∜a
  • Examples: 8^(1/3) = ∛8 = 2, 16^(3/4) = ∜(16^3) = ∜4096 = 8
4

Surds and Radical Operations

  • A surd is an irrational number of the form ∜x where x is rational but ∜x is irrational
  • Pure surd: only irrational factor (e.g., √7), Mixed surd: has rational coefficient (e.g., 3√7)
  • Index = root order, Radicand = number under radical sign

Key Concepts

Central concept: Exponents and Radicals

Exponential NotationLaws of ExponentsPrime FactorisationRational ExponentsSurds and RadicalsOperations on SurdsRationalisation

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