Stage 5 · Indices C (Path) · Describe surds · Topic: Indices, roots & surds · Year 9, 10

Describe √x as the positive square root of x for x > 0 and √0 = 0

Dot point ID k-10-2022-stage-5-indices-c-path/inc-sur-stg5-07 · NESA code MA_K_10_CP_INC_SUR_STG5_07 · See it on the NSW Curriculum website ↗

Outcomes for this focus area (MA5-IND-P-02)

MA5-IND-P-02 describes and performs operations with surds and fractional indices (Path: Adv)

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Unit/Planning
Stage 5 Unit 2 – working with triangles (sample unit of learning)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Outcome codes found in document: MA5-IND-P-02, MA5-LIN-C-01, MA5-LIN-P-01, MA5-MAG-C-01, MA5-TRG-C-01
Unit/Planning
Stage 5 Unit 4 – index laws (sample unit of learning)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Outcome codes found in document: MA5-IND-C-01, MA5-IND-P-01, MA5-IND-P-02, MA5-MAG-C-01
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Stage 5 Year 10 – the unit circle elective (sample unit of learning)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Outcome codes found in document: MA5-IND-P-02, MA5-TRG-P-02