ECZ 2021 · GCE Paper 1 — Index Notation

Solve the equation 125x = 125.

  • A. 23
  • B. −23
  • C. −32
  • D. −15

Verified working — step 1

Write both sides as powers of the same base - 125 and 25 are both powers of 5 - remembering that a reciprocal flips the sign of the index.

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