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Indices, SM-Bank 084

Find the missing term in the following number sentence.  (1 mark)

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\(4^5\)

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\(a^m\times a^n=a^{m+n}\)

\(4^3\times 4^n\) \(=4^8\)
\(\therefore \ 3+n\) \(=8\)
\(n\) \(=5\)

 
\(\therefore \ \text{the missing term is }4^5\)