Surd Rules

am an=
2

( x)

=
am an =

x y= y
(am )n=

a x b y = y

x= y
y
y

ax y
=
by y

( a+ b) =

y
y

y
y

(a b)m =

a m y
( ) =
b
y

a0 =

( a b) =

an =

( a+ b)( a b)=

y
y

1
=
n
a

x
y y
=
y y y

a 2 =
x
y y
=
a+ b y y

1
n

a =

x
y y
=
a b y y

m
n

a =

Index Laws

Indices

m
n

1. What is the exponent, base

and index?

Algebra
1. What is a perfect square?
2. What is the difference of two
squares formula?
Surds
Measurement
1. What is the formula for the
circumference and area of a
circle?
2. What is the formula for the
area of a parallelogram,
trapezium, rhombus and
kite?
3. What is a prism? Formula for
the volume of a prism?
4. What is the formula for the
surface area and volume of a
cylinder?

1. What are integers?

2. What are rational numbers?
Give three different
examples.
3. What are irrational numbers?
Name three properties?

Geometry
1. What are alternate,
corresponding and co-interior
angles?
2. What are complementary
and supplementary angles?
3. What are the formulas for
the sum of the interior and
exterior angles?
4. What are the properties of
the trapezium,
parallelogram, rhombus,
rectangle, square and kite?