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Edexcel IGCSE Math A Foundation 2.1.C Positive, Negative & Zero Indices

Edexcel IGCSE Math A Foundation 2.1.C Positive, Negative & Zero Indices
Edexcel IGCSE Math A syllabusMath A 4MA1First assessment 2018

Practise writing and simplifying powers with positive, negative and zero integer indices.

How this is tested

  • rewrite a negative index as the reciprocal of the corresponding positive power
  • evaluate any non-zero base raised to the zero power as 1
  • combine repeated factors into concise index notation before simplifying

Question 27(a)

[Maximum number: 1]

Simplify (6m)0(6 m)^{0}