Calculations, although seemingly easy, can cause us a lot of problems. This is especially true when many years have passed since we finished our education and we simply do not perform them on a daily basis. It is therefore worth sitting down from time to time and checking whether we still remember certain issues. What is zero to the power of zero? It seems trivial, but many people have trouble with it. Does the correct answer even exist?
How is it to the power of 0? A simple calculation, but many people get confused
First of all, we need to remember a simple rule. It follows that Any number that is not zero and is raised to the power of zero will result in one. What about zero? Some people know that when raised to a positive power it also gives zero. However, the situation is not so simple if you want to find out what zero to the power of zero is.
What is 0 to 0? There is no clear answer
Some people think that zero raised to the power of zero will give the result zero or one. However, this is a mistake. Calthough some define the result to be one, this is an indefinite expression – in general, there is no number that is able to satisfy this equation.
riddle (illustrative photo) pixabay/picjumbo_com
As reported by topnewsy.pl, scientists have been pondering over the issue since around the 17th century and a satisfactory solution has not yet been found. Why is there no point in looking for the correct result? Because since summer in schools we have been taught that you cannot divide by zero, and in this case that is exactly what should be done. Therefore, no answer has yet been found that would solve the riddle. So it still haunts many mathematicians and other interested people. If you’d like, please vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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