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whats 0 to the 0 power??

this is seriously on my math worksheet.

 Feb 24, 2016
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0 I believe because 0*0=0 

 Feb 24, 2016
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anything to the power of 0 is 1. try it on a calculator lmao

 Feb 24, 2016
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Any number, including 0, raised to the power of 0=1

 Feb 24, 2016
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How can it possibly equal 1 when there wasn't even a number in the first place. 

Put on your worksheet that it is invalid and cannot be solved like that. :D:D

 Feb 24, 2016
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This is known as an "indeterminate" quantity........to see why

 

Note that

 

6/2  = 3        because the result * the denominator  = the numerator

 

But

 

0^0    can be written as  0^(n - n)    where n is an integer....and......

 

0^ (n - n)  =   0^n / 0^n  =  0 /  0

 

But notice

 

0/0   could equal any quantity  because  [any quantity] * the denominator of 0  = the numerator of 0

 

Thus.....we can't determine what 0^0  might be....

 

 

cool cool cool

 Feb 24, 2016

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