Index rules

Examples

3⁴ x 3² = 3⁶

because

3⁴ x 3² = (3 x 3 x 3 x 3) x (3 x 3)

5⁵ ÷ 5³ = 5²

because

(4³)⁴ = 4¹²

because

(4³)⁴ =(4³) × (4³) × (4³) × (4³)

= (4 × 4 × 4) × (4 × 4 × 4) ×(4 × 4 × 4) ×(4 × 4 × 4)