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DarkLightA

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Registered: 2009-05-27

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0^0

I think 0^0 is just as interesting as dividing by 0 (very interesting), but that is possibly because it is:

n^0=n/n where n is any number but 0.

So what about 0^0?

Well, there are multiple arguments:

0^0=1, because n^0=1
0^0=0, because 0/0=0
0^0=∞, because 0/0=∞

And then you get back into the dividing by 0 scenario...

Please share your thoughts about this.

DLA

JaneFairfax

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Registered: 2007-02-23

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Re: 0^0

noobard

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Registered: 2009-06-07

Posts: 28

Re: 0^0

Hw?

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Everything that has a begining has an EnD!!!

MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

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Re: 0^0

It can depend on your application, but generally it is indeterminate

(See bottom of Laws of Exponents)

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noobard

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Registered: 2009-06-07

Posts: 28

Re: 0^0

ty

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Everything that has a begining has an EnD!!!