document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=463472>Question 463472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the following problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given that a/a= a^0 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " where \"a\" is a real number. Does this hold for all real numbers or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "should we add a disclaimer about a? If a disclaimer is needed, what should it say? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #317558 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=317558\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It doesn't hold when a = 0. In this case, we say that 0/0 is indeterminate (unlike \"undefined,\" indeterminate means that 0/0 can equal any number such that it is impossible to determine a unique answer. \"Undefined\" means that there is no such possible finite answer, such as 1/0.). </SPAN>\n" );
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