document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=752368>Question 752368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why does (x+y)^0 equal 1? isn't 1+1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/x = 1 as long as x is not zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^1/x^1 = x^(1-1) = x^0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore x/x = 1 = x^0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now \"x\" can be anything.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It could be \"(x+y}\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So (x+y)/(x+y) = 1 = (x+y)^0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: (x+y) cannot be zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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