Index Law 1 & 2
y2 x y3
y5
(a2)3
a6
(p / q)3
p3 / q3
30
1
a3b4 / a3b4
1
x6 / x2
x4
(ab)3
a3b3
(5 / p3)2
25 / p6
p-1
1 / p
(a / ab)-2
b2
(a6 x a3) / a2
a7
(2b)2
4b2
(2m / n)5
32m5 / n5
or
25m5 / n5
(3ab)0 + 3(ab)0
4
(-3a2b0 / 5c5d3)2
b / b3
1 / b2
(-3w3y4)2
9w6y8
(-3 / f2g3)2
9 / f4g6
p-3 / q-2
q2 / p3
Express answer in positive indices: (5a2b-3)2 / (25a-1b)
x5 / b7
b6 x b2 x c3 x c-2
b8c
(a2b2)3 x (a4b2)1
a10b8
(4y2z / 2y5z3)2
4 / (y6z4)
(3x-2 y0)3 / 9x-5
3 / x
Express answer with positive indices: [ (2a-3b2) x (4a2b-1) ] / (8a-1b3)
2 / a3