CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core C1.7.2 Understand & use the rules of indices

Practise using index laws to simplify powers, combine like bases and solve for missing exponents in concise algebraic statements.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Objective
C1.7.2
Level
Core

Exam points

  • combine powers with the same base by adding or subtracting indices in products and quotients

C1.7.2 Understand and use the rules of indices question 1

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35×3x=3203^{5} \times 3^{x}=3^{20}

Find the value of x.
x=

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