Hmm. Pondering an interesting query. Can you help?

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Hmm. Pondering an interesting query. Can you help?

I was asked if 0^0 (meaning zero to the zero-th power) is 1 or undefined. Can you help with this. Because according to the laws of exponents with n>0: a^n=1*a, n number of times; and a^-n=1/a, n number of times. Help would be apreciated.

2006-10-28 20:01:03 · 3 answers · asked by pito16places 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

3 answers

0^0 is defined as 1.

2006-10-28 22:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Pascal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

a^0 = 1 for all a not equal to 0. if a = 0, it's not defined.

2006-10-29 02:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by Philo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋

Traditional mathematics say its undefined, but according to mathematical patterns it should be 0

2006-10-29 05:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by Terry A 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋