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N6-N7 Powers, roots, index laws

Currently Developing · last touched 2026-10-22

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WhenChangeEvidenceSession
2026-10-22Developing → Developing22 Oct, cold, non-calc, inside an order-of-operations item: 3^2 written as 3x3 = 9, not 6 (the 14 Oct timed error). 1/1 unaided, untimed.session 130
2026-10-16Developing → Developing16 Oct, cold, non-calc, typed, before any other item: 3 squared = 9, 5 squared = 25, 2 cubed = 8, 3/3 right first time in under 2 min. The 14 Oct timed paper had 3 squared as 6. Untimed only today.session 111
2026-10-14Developing → Developingpaper #9 Q3: 3² written as 3*3=6 in the working — a square evaluated as a double under timesession 104

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Materials

Corbettmaths: Laws of Indices Practice Questions
Printable worksheet on the multiply/divide/power laws.
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Corbettmaths: Fractional Indices Practice Questions
Worksheet on evaluating fractional indices.
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Corbettmaths: Negative & Fractional Indices worksheet
Combined negative/fractional index questions (Videos 173 & 175).
practice