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Year 9 · Maths

Understand integer powers real roots in Year 9 Maths

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Focus on laws of indices and simplifying surds. Start with “Apply Fractional Indices”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 9 learners practise laws of indices and simplifying surds.

The activities include Apply Fractional Indices, Divide Indices, Do Calculations with Square Numbers Mentally, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Apply Fractional Indices
  • Divide Indices
  • Do Calculations with Square Numbers Mentally
  • Estimate the Cube Roots of Numbers
  • Estimate the Square Roots of Numbers
  • Find the Difference of Two Squares
  • Identify Simple Exponents
  • Multiply Indices
  • Simplify Surds
  • Understand Negative Indices
  • Understand Simple Exponents
  • Work Out the Difference of Two Squares

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WatchYouTube — corbettmaths

Fractional indices - Corbettmaths

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WatchYouTube — Mr Carter’s Maths Classroom

Index Law (Multiplication and Division)

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WatchOak National Academy

Square and cube roots

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WatchOak National Academy

Difference of two squares

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Surds - Corbettmaths

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Negative Indices - Corbettmaths

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PrintBBC Bitesize

Powers and roots

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