SOLUTION: Using one of the laws of exponents, prove that any number raised to the 0'th power equals 1.

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Question 34743: Using one of the laws of exponents, prove that any number raised to the 0'th power equals 1.
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Using one of the laws of exponents, prove that any number raised to the 0'th power equals 1.
WE KNOW X^M/X^N=(X*X*X*....M TIMES)/(X*X*X.....N TIMES)=X^(M-N)
IF WE TAKE M=N IN THIS WE GET
X^M/X^M=(X*X*X*....M TIMES)/(X*X*X*.....M TIMES)=1=X(M-M)=X^0
HENCE X^0=1