Question

2. Express the following in base and index form.
-8/27
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Answer 1

Answer:

Hey Mate,

-8 and 27 are the cube roots of -2 and 3.

It can also be written as (-2/3)^3.

Therefore,

The Base is -2/3 , and

The Index (or power) is 3.

Hope it helps... :)

Answer 2

Answer:

we know that

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so, we can write 8 as 23

likewise ,27 can be written as 33

and 125 can be written as 53

so far, we have considered number that have a group of the same factors. sometimes, a number has more than one group of the same factors as shown in the following examples:

example 20

write 200 in simplest index form.