Question

Raising any base to the power of zero will yield _____.
A.
1
B.
0
C.
–1
D.
a nonreal number

Answer 1

well it is 1, but that's not necessarily true as you'll learn in your future courses.

Answer 2

Thanks.

Answer 3

@bahrom7893 How so? What future course are you referring to?

Answer 4

For example 0^0 is not necessarily 1

Answer 5

Some calculus limits examples, etc.

Answer 6

Great, thanks. I'll add that to my list of reading topics.

Answer 7

By definition, \(a^0 = 1\) except for a = 0.