Indices (or exponents) are used to write statements in shorthand where repeated multiplication is used.

Indices (or exponents) are used to write statements in shorthand where repeated multiplication is used.

For example, 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 can be written as 67

In the following short tutorial, I try and explain this in far more detail and introduce some algebraic methods…

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