8. Find the value of (3)3. We have (3)3 = = 27. Hence to raise a fraction to any power, raise both numerator and denominator to the required power. 9. Find the value of ()', ()3, ()', ()3 (7)'. Hence the product of any two powers of a number equals a power of the number denoted by the sum What power is of the exponents. Hence a power of a number raised to any power equals a power of the number denoted by the product of the exponents. NOTE.-By means of this principle we may abbreviate the process of involution. Thus, We may raise 5 to the 6th power by squaring its cube, or to the 9th power by cubing its cube, etc. That is, the square of any number composed of two figures is equal to the square of the tens, plus twice the product of the tens into the units, plus the square of the units. Draw a figure and square the following numbers: Let E represent a corner piece which is 20 × 5 × 5, or 20 × 5o. It is seen that there are three of these, whose contents are 3 × 20 × 52. Finally, a small cube, O, which is 5 units on a side and whose contents are 53, will complete the new cube. We shall then have 203 + 3(202 × 5) + 3(20 × 52) + 53, or 15625 for the contents of a cube whose side is 25. Hence, the cube of any number consisting of two figures is equal to the cube of the tens, plus three times the tens squared into the units, plus three times the tens into the units squared, plus the units cubed. Cube the following numbers geometrically: 214. Evolution is the process of finding a root of a number. 215. A Root of a number is one of the equal factors of that number. A Root is indicated by the symbol V, called the Radical Sign. Thus, 25 64 81 = 1 5 X 5, hence 125 = 5, the square root of 25. 3 4 X 4 X 4, hence 1/64 = 4, the cube root of 64. 3 × 3 × 3 × 3, hence 813, the fourth root of 81. 216. The Index of the root is the number written in the angle of the radical sign to indicate what root of the number is required. |