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Powers, bases and indices

Flow diagram showing 3 squared gives 9 and square root returns to 3, and 4 cubed gives 64 and cube root returns to 4 A power is a short way to write repeated multiplication. In $3^4$ , the base is 3 and the index is 4.

Powers and Roots Lesson

GCSE
Maths
Powers and Roots

Step-by-step lessons covering AQA GCSE Maths Powers and Roots for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

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Powers, bases and indices

Flow diagram showing 3 squared gives 9 and square root returns to 3, and 4 cubed gives 64 and cube root returns to 4 A power is a short way to write repeated multiplication. In $3^4$ , the base is 3 and the index is 4.

Powers and Roots Lesson

GCSE
Maths
Powers and Roots

Step-by-step lessons covering AQA GCSE Maths Powers and Roots for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.