yes please

[waxen lake]

square roots can be written as a power

so take take root x

since a square means a power of 2

a square root is the reciprocal of 2

for example root x = x^1/2

3 x 3^1/2 = 3^n

3 = 3^1

now they're all bases so we can just form an equation

1 + 1/2 = n

n = 2/2 + 1/2

n = 3/2

[shrewd stag]

how do i do 1 + 1/2

[dense orchid]

https://mmerevise.co.uk/gcse-maths-revision/rules-indices-gcse-maths-revision-worksheets/

its a good topic to revise especially fractional since it usually comes up early on

[languid grove]

Its confusing me😒

Hows it only a grade 6 topic

[languid grove]

I get this thank you

[shrewd stag]

bc once u get the concept every q is basically free

[lusty isle]

It's really as simple as denominator = root, numerator = power

[languid grove]

How am I supposed to get the concept I literally watched the video on maths genie and then the questions at the end have nothing to do with the video😔

[lusty isle]

And remembering your exponent laws

[shrewd stag]

yh

[shrewd stag]

what dont u get

[languid grove]

Nah I get this one now

But there are more questions confusing

[shrewd stag]

no i meant what about the topic do u not get

[languid grove]

Like when letters come into it

Its fine without it

[shrewd stag]

show one

[lusty isle]

This is just exponent laws

[shrewd stag]

rewrite as something similar

usingexponent laws

4 and 8 can both be expressed as base 2

[languid grove]

is an exponent an indice

[shrewd stag]

yh

index

indices is plural lol 😭

[languid grove]

So they have to have the same base?

To find the answer

[shrewd stag]

yh cus then the powers will be teh same

tell me what 4^n is in terms of base 2

2^what

[languid grove]

2^2

[shrewd stag]

yh (2^2)^n

[languid grove]

Right

[shrewd stag]

n thats equal to 8

2^3

[languid grove]

ohhh

[dense orchid]

let your teacher teach the topic first

then revise over it

to fill in gaps

[languid grove]

They did😕

Before the summer holidays

Last lesson

[shrewd stag]

if the powers are equal make an equation

[dense orchid]

it was probably rushed then

[languid grove]

And they stopped it for 30 mins cus someone threw a pen

[dense orchid]

just dont stress over a topic like that

[languid grove]

We only did like one simple question

[dense orchid]

there are many other topics that you will understand

[languid grove]

yeah

[dense orchid]

that makes sense

[languid grove]

I get surfs

Surds*

Its an easy topic

[dense orchid]

you need a whole worksheet of questions to understand

[dense orchid]

thats good

surds is usually high grade topic

[languid grove]

Im just trying to revise this incase we dont go over it in year 10

Since we’ve already done it

[dense orchid]

my y10 maths class covered most topics

[shrewd stag]

ull go over it trust

especially in y11 too

why do i have y11 role

[dense orchid]

i would say around 65% of the spec

[shrewd stag]

yhh we finished content like halfway thru y11

rest was just going over stuff

[dense orchid]

my teacher was saying after we finish the content its nothing more than abusing past papers

[shrewd stag]

mhm

[languid grove]

So would the answer be 2^2n=2^3

[shrewd stag]

thats not the answer but thats a step

compare the powers

[languid grove]

2n=3?

[shrewd stag]

yh

[languid grove]

Then n=1.5

[shrewd stag]

yh

[languid grove]

ohh

I get it

Thanks

[shrewd stag]

finding a common base is smt ull do a lot with these typa questions

if there isnt one already

[languid grove]

Do i find the reciprocal for this

[shrewd stag]

yh id undo the reciprocal

||3^n=5 ||

[shrewd stag]

|| 3^n=5 so (3^n)^2=(5)^2 =25 ||

[languid grove]

So 3^-n=1/5 right

[shrewd stag]

yh

[languid grove]

So you have to make it a fraction instead of a decimal

[shrewd stag]

sure

[shrewd stag]

get 3^n now

u have 3^-n

[languid grove]

5/1

Which is 5

[shrewd stag]

yh

3^n=5

[languid grove]

I get it but since its 0.2 do you just have to make it a fraction

Like i mean cant you do 0.2/1

Or am I speaking nonsense

[shrewd stag]

u dont need to

[shrewd stag]

no it would be 1/0.2 which is 5

for the reciprocal of 0.2

[shrewd stag]

ur not

0.2/1 is already a fraction

[languid grove]

Oh so it is correct

[shrewd stag]

yh

[languid grove]

Okayy thanks

[shrewd stag]

not done with the q

[languid grove]

Do you know any websites better than maths genie

[languid grove]

Yeah ik you do 3^n squared after that

[shrewd stag]

idk have u tried corbett

[languid grove]

Which is 25

[shrewd stag]

yh

[languid grove]

hard as hell to navigate

[shrewd stag]

😭

[languid grove]

website is confusing

Sparx is the easiest for me

[shrewd stag]

idk i dont use maths websites

[languid grove]

Do you do a level maths

[shrewd stag]

yh

and fm

[languid grove]

So you use textbooks?

[shrewd stag]

yh

[languid grove]

Did you do gcse further maths

[shrewd stag]

no

only a lvl fm

[languid grove]

ohh

I thought i’d be at a disadvantage because my school didnt do further maths as an option

[shrewd stag]

nooo

it gives u a headstart but it in no way puts u at disadvantage for not doing

ygm?

[languid grove]

Yeah

What do you do alongside further maths and maths

[shrewd stag]

chem bio

[languid grove]

So you want to go into like

Medicine?

[shrewd stag]

nah 😭

[languid grove]

Or dentistry

Oh

[shrewd stag]

never

js maths maybe engineering in the future

[languid grove]

Ohh

[languid grove]

You know after sixth form can I take a gap year then apply to uni after that

[shrewd stag]

yh

thats what a gap year is

[languid grove]

I wanna get a job so i dont have to get a student loan

[shrewd stag]

haram?

[languid grove]

Yeah

[shrewd stag]

fair

[languid grove]

I saw on the government website though they might release interest free student loans

[shrewd stag]

idk if it will happen but u got a long time till 6th form so maybe

[languid grove]

It said in 2026

Which is when I finish year 11

[shrewd stag]

oh u good then

[gilded terrace]

yo if q is answered u shld prolly close

[languid grove]

How do I close it

[gilded terrace]

right click the post

click delete post

[naive ruin]

i dont think you have to delete it i think you can just do /solved

unless thats a cmd that requires staff role

[gilded terrace]

no i js checked

u can do /solved