SOLUTION: Can anyone help me with the steps and solution to this problem? Simplify each expression using the definition of zero exponent -4^0 – 8^0 Thanks

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Question 43641: Can anyone help me with the steps and solution to this problem?
Simplify each expression using the definition of zero exponent
-4^0 – 8^0




Thanks
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Anything, excluding zero, that has a power of zero is defined as one.
-4^0 – 8^0
-1 - 1
-2