Zero & Negative Exponents

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Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

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Simplify (-9)^0

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Simplify. (2a^3b⋅ba^3)^0

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Rewrite using a positive exponent. g^{-7}

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\frac{1}{g^7}

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Rewrite using positive exponents. \frac{a^5}{b^{-6}}

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a^5b^6

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Definition of Zero Exponent: For any non-zero number x, x^0 = ?

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Definition of Negative Exponent: x^{-n} = ?

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\frac{1}{x^n}

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Simplify: 5^{-2}

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\frac{1}{25}

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Simplify: (3x^2y^{-3})^0

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If a^0 = 1, what can you say about a?

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a cannot be zero.