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

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Question 92627: Using one of the laws of exponents, prove that any number raised to the power 0 is 1.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let "x" be any number except zero.
Then x/x = 1
But
x/x = x^1/x^1 = x^(1-1) = x^0
Therefore x^0 = 1 for all numbers except x=0
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Cheers,
Stan H.