Curriculum
Pure Mathematics — Second Secondary
Unit 1: Real Functions and Curve Sketching
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Unit 2: Exponents and Logarithms
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Rational Exponents
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The Exponential Function and Its Applications
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The Exponential Function and Its Applications — Lesson quiz
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Solving Exponential Equations
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Solving Exponential Equations — Lesson quiz
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The Inverse Function
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The Inverse Function — Lesson quiz
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The Logarithmic Function
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The Logarithmic Function — Lesson quiz
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Properties of Logarithms
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Properties of Logarithms — Lesson quiz
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Unit 3: Limits
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Unit 4: Trigonometry
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Rational Exponents
Rational Exponents
Common mistakes
Common mistakes
Key points
Distributing the exponent over a sum(a + b)m/n is not equal to am/n + bm/n.
Confusing a negative exponent with a negative number8−1/3 = 1/2, not −2.
Misreading the fraction82/3 means (∛8)2 = 4, not 82 ÷ 3.
Using root laws on negative numbers carelesslythe square root of a negative number is not a real number.
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