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What Do You Do With a Zero Exponent? Instructional VideoWhat Do You Do With a Zero Exponent? Instructional Video
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What Do You Do With a Zero Exponent?

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There is one exception to this rule, but all numbers that have a power of zero equal one. Don't believe it? Watch this video as the instructor breaks it down to prove this to be true. This makes solving a problem with a zero exponent fairly easy.

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power, exponents, number 0, zero exponent

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exponent, power, zero, zero exponent, math
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Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
7:08
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