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Indices, SM-Bank 085

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

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\(2^6\)

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

\(2^8\times 2^n\) \(=2^{14}\)
\(\therefore \ 8+n\) \(=14\)
\(n\) \(=6\)

 
\(\therefore \ \text{the missing term is }2^6\)