simplify
1) -17^0 +(-17)^0
what are the rules to adding exponents and dividing them

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simplify
1) -17^0 +(-17)^0
what are the rules to adding exponents and dividing them

anonymous · Answer

anything to the power of zero is one, so this simplifies to -1+ -1 = -1-1 = -2

anonymous · Answer

I believe it is 1+1=2.

lgbasallote · Answer

it's actually -1 + 1 ^_^

-(17^0) + (-17)^0 = -(1) + (1) = -1 + 1

anonymous · Answer

I made a mistake the answer should be 0, @lgbasallote is right!

anonymous · Answer

ok thnks but what sre the rules i asked for

lgbasallote · Answer

oh..uhmmm you add exponents when you have the same base. for example:

$\large a^m \times a^n = a^{(m+n)}$

you divide exponents when you have a radical and an exponent..for example..

$\large \sqrt[3]{a^2} = a^{\frac{2}{3}}$

make sense?

lgbasallote · Answer

adding exponents can only be done when multiplying two numbers/letters that have the same base

anonymous · Answer

yeah but what if you have  hold on ill draw it for you

anonymous · Answer

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