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What indices show

What indices show

Three-panel diagram showing x^3 times x^2 gives x^5, x^5 divided by x^2 leaves x^3 by cancellation, and (x^2)^3 expands to x^6

A power is a short way to write repeated multiplication. For example, 43=4×4×44^3 = 4 \times 4 \times 443=4×4×4, so the base is 4 and the index is 3.

Indices Lesson

  1. IGCSE
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Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel IGCSE Maths Indices. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build confidence with the shared Foundation-tier content first, since roughly 40% of Higher-tier marks are targeted at the grades 4–5 boundary that both tiers have in common.

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