Expansion of brackets

General forms

Fractions

Evaluate

Exponents

Simplify

Multiply quantities of the same base with different exponents

Generally

Example

To raise a term involving an exponent to a power, multiply the exponent by the power

Generally

Example

Evaluating the nth root

Generally

Example

For different bases with the same exponent

Negative Exponents

Cancelling terms

Examples

Degree of an expression

Linear expression

Quadratic expression

Cubic expression

Expression of degree 5

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August 2001