Raising an algebraic expression to the power of zero

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Index numbers help us to work with numbers more efficiently. They can be positive, negative or even zero. The purpose of this bite is to develop confidence when we use the zero index number.

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Any number raised to the power zero is equal to one. We will learn why this is so and then do some skills practice exercises.

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ACMNA182 Level 8

Use index notation with numbers to establish the index laws with positive integral indices and the zero index