MYP 3Year 9Term 3
9.7 Indices and Scientific Notation
Index laws · Negative & fractional indices · Scientific form arithmetic
Number
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Learning objectives
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Indices
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- Evaluate numerical expressions involving positive integer indices.
- Apply the index laws for multiplication, division and power of a power.
- Evaluate expressions with zero and negative integer indices.
- Evaluate expressions with fractional indices (e.g. a^(1/2), a^(1/3)).
- Simplify algebraic expressions using the index laws.
Scientific Notation
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- Convert between ordinary numbers and scientific (standard) form.
- Multiply and divide numbers in standard form.
- Apply compound percentage change to numbers in standard form.
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