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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics practice

exam practice - Perform calculations involving powers and roots. This includes recalling the squares and their corresponding roots for numbers 1 to 15, as well as the cubes and their corresponding roots for the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10. For example, find the square root of 169, write down the value of 52, and work out the cube root of 8, along with other powers and roots of numbers. - Powers and roots Notes an⩽d ex⩽amples

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Calculating powers and roots

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Powers and Roots

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    Calculate the square of 15.

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