SOLUTION: Hi guys, Please can you tell me the following: 5^0 (5 to the power 0) - does this equal 1 or does it remain 5? Also 2x^0 - does the x fall away and I only use 2 in the

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Question 310257: Hi guys,
Please can you tell me the following:
5^0 (5 to the power 0) - does this equal 1 or does it remain 5?
Also
2x^0 - does the x fall away and I only use 2 in the equation?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Any non zero number to the zeroth power is 1. So x%5E0=1 for any 'x' that isn't zero.


So 5%5E0=1 and 2x%5E0=2%281%29=2