1. Basic Maths Flashcards

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Order of operations

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BEDMAS

Brackets
Exponentials (powers and roots)
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction
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Any number to the power of 0

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7⁰=1

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Any number to the power of -1

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Is equal to 1 divided by the number

I.e. 10⁻¹ = 1/10

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Any number to the power of 1

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Is equal to itself

I.e. 7¹=7

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The nth root

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Is denoted as a¹/n and it is the number that when multiplied by itself n times in total results in a.

I.e. 9 = 9¹/₂ = √9 = 3

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Powers of powers

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(a³)⁴ = a³ˣ⁴ = a¹²

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multiplication of powers

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a⁴ x a⁵ = a⁴⁺⁵

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division of powers

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a⁷ ÷ a⁵ = a⁷⁻⁵

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quotients

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a^n/m can be interpreted as the m^th root of a^n or as the m^th root of a multiplied by itself n times

a^n/m = (m√a)^n = m√(a^n)

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Linear equations

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y=a+bx

a is where the line cuts the y axis (intercept)

b is the gradient or slope of the line

has no powers

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Quadratic equation

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has the form
aX^2 x bX + C

has two answers and can be solve with formula

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Manipulating inequalities

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Are manipulated the same way as equations, except that when multiplying or dividing by a negative number you reverse the sign

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