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agr_ritesh
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Zero Exponent & Base

by agr_ritesh Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:17 am

Theory:0 raised to any power is 0.

Question: whether 0 raised to zero power is zero or one.
(e.g 5 raised to zero power is 1)
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Re: Zero Exponent & Base

by jnelson0612 Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:43 pm

Good question! Anything to the zero power is one, even zero to the zero power. :-)
Jamie Nelson
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