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Why does a zero as an exponent equal 1?

 Oct 29, 2014

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$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{a}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{b}}} = {{\mathtt{5}}}^{\left({\mathtt{a}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{b}}\right)}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{3}}} = {\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{3}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{\left({\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}\right)}}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{3}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{3}}} = {{\mathtt{5}}}^{\left({\mathtt{3}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{3}}\right)}$$  = $${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{0}}}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{3}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{3}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}}{\left({\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}\right)}}$$ = 1

 

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{0}}} = {\mathtt{1}}$$

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 Oct 29, 2014
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$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{a}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{b}}} = {{\mathtt{5}}}^{\left({\mathtt{a}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\mathtt{b}}\right)}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{3}}} = {\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{3}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{1}}}{\left({\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}\right)}}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{3}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{3}}} = {{\mathtt{5}}}^{\left({\mathtt{3}}{\mathtt{\,-\,}}{\mathtt{3}}\right)}$$  = $${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{0}}}$$

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{3}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{{\mathtt{5}}}^{-{\mathtt{3}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}}{\left({\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{5}}\right)}}$$ = 1

 

$${{\mathtt{5}}}^{{\mathtt{0}}} = {\mathtt{1}}$$

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