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OpenStudy (anonymous):

0^0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hint: anything to the zero will give you 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but 0 to the any power is 0

hero (hero):

major conflict here

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Same here^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My calculator says 1

OpenStudy (pokemon23):

its 1

hero (hero):

your calc is wrong

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

@badman, get a new calc

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How is it wrong, its the newest one, I got it two weeks ago.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Cheap one prolly.

hero (hero):

Must've been op error

OpenStudy (turingtest):

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sci-math-faq/specialnumbers/0to0/ this is not an easily answered question

OpenStudy (amistre64):

0^0 is undefined

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

underfined.

OpenStudy (turingtest):

many mathematicians, including Euler (as well as living ones) have defined it as 1 still, it is known as an "indeterminate form"

OpenStudy (turingtest):

it is controversial is really the answer

OpenStudy (amistre64):

"many" mathmatikers define alot of things their own way. and thru the ages they get better defined :)

hero (hero):

I like to think of it as the indefinite form

OpenStudy (turingtest):

me too frankly only real mathematician have the license to go and define numbers like that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

K that sounds right^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wtf... I GOT 25!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wait..how did you get that??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just work it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LOL 495!!! i^2

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