hypertown to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoA meme for math peopleimagemessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down139cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11Karrow-down1imageA meme for math peoplehypertown to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareGlobulartlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoYup 5^0 can be rewritten as 5^(2-2) 5^(2-2) = (52)/(52) This is a number divided by itself so cancels to 1 every time, regardless of #.
Rule = #^0 = # x 1
Don’t ask why…got it.
No not quite, #^0 = 1
Wait, so 5^0 = 1??
Yup
5^0 can be rewritten as 5^(2-2)
5^(2-2) = (52)/(52)
This is a number divided by itself so cancels to 1 every time, regardless of #.