This is a very basic sheet on zero and negative indices with solutions included.
With the focus on mastery of topics in the new syllabus, even with my middle ability year 8, I showed them, slowly why a zero power is always equal to 1 by first getting them to come up with divisions that would give x^0 as the simplification. Then I showed them, using powers of ten , that a negative power is actually a division of the imagined positive power. This sheet had some questions to back up the first three index laws and then allow them a bit of practice using these new concepts. Please use, adapt, rate and critique.
Thanks,
James
With the focus on mastery of topics in the new syllabus, even with my middle ability year 8, I showed them, slowly why a zero power is always equal to 1 by first getting them to come up with divisions that would give x^0 as the simplification. Then I showed them, using powers of ten , that a negative power is actually a division of the imagined positive power. This sheet had some questions to back up the first three index laws and then allow them a bit of practice using these new concepts. Please use, adapt, rate and critique.
Thanks,
James
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Awesome, thank you heaps
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Very useful for my class thank you
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