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Indices, SM-Bank 086

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

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\(3^7\)

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

\(3^n\times 3^4\) \(=3^{11}\)
\(\therefore \ n+4\) \(=11\)
\(n\) \(=7\)

 
\(\therefore \ \text{the missing term is }3^7\)