Understand and be able to use the laws of indices for all rational exponents.xa×xb=xa+bx^a × x^b = x^{a+b}xa×xb=xa+b, xa÷xb=xa−bx^a ÷ x^b = x^{a−b}xa÷xb=xa−b, (xa)n=xan(x^a)^n = x^{an}(xa)n=xan