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Powers, Roots and Indices WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 9, Year 10
GCSE Tier: Higher
Targeting grades: 6-7
Prerequisite knowledge: Powers, roots, laws of indices.
Learning Objective: Calculate with roots, and with integer and fractional indices.

Powers, Roots and Indices WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet has lots or purposeful practice on positive, negative and fractional indices.

Section A begins the worksheet with some powers and roots to find both with and without the use of a calculator.

Section B then provides some practice of the basic index laws in both numerical and algebraic form.

Section C then moves on to negative indices with two tables to complete.

Section D also has two similar tables to complete involving fractional powers.

The worksheet finishes with section E providing some practice on algebraic forms of negative and fractional indices.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

Powers, Roots and Indices worksheet suitable for students in KS3 and KS4

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Frequently Asked Questions

This worksheet is designed for Year 9 and Year 10 students who are working towards their GCSE mathematics. It's particularly well-suited for students who have already grasped the fundamental concepts of powers, roots, and laws of indices, as these form the essential prerequisite knowledge needed to tackle the more advanced content involving negative and fractional indices.