Quick Math Question

[amol]

If x^0 = 1, what are the restrictions on x?

(base x with exponent 0)

 

[Stumps]

huh...ummm x=sock puppets???

 

[Legendary]

-infinity < x < infinity ??
Don't trust me that's a guess and I'm drunk.

 

[czech09]

No restrictions anything to the 0 power = 1.

 

[amol]

i thought that 1^0 doesnt equal 1 since 1^1=1

and that there are 3 different answers for 0^0 . . . some say it's 1, others say 0, others say it is undefined

 

[BEL6772]

Just a guess ... real numbers?

 

[czech09]

Originally posted by: BEL6772
Just a guess ... real numbers?

No E^0 is 1 as well. I don't know about 0 for sure. I'd look it up but I'm 99.9% sure you won't need that anyways I've never done 0^1

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Amol
i thought that 1^0 doesnt equal 1 since 1^1=1

and that there are 3 different answers for 0^0 . . . some say it's 1, others say 0, others say it is undefined

I've never seen someone say that 0^0 = 0. I have seen people say that it is 1, indeterminate, or undefined.

1^0 is definitely 1.

 

[Stumps]

what the hell are you bitches babbleing about???

 

[amol]

my idea is that 0^0 is undefined since :

0^5 = 0

so 0^5/0^5 = 0/0 = undefined

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Amol
my idea is that 0^0 is undefined since :

0^5 = 0

so 0^5/0^5 = 0/0 = undefined

That is not nearly, nearly enough to reach the conclusion it is always undefined. For a quick explanation of 0^0, see here:

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.0.to.0.power.html

 

[Tylanner]

Rigourously differentiate X^x while your at it

 

[amol]

ahh, screw it, i'll just look in the back of the book

 

[czech09]

Originally posted by: Amol
ahh, screw it, i'll just look in the back of the book

That shall explain your 26 ppd...you wasted 10 mins of my precious time. What class is this supposed to be for anyways. (Don't tell me it's for some high school Algebra course or I'll slap you long distance)...

 

[Stumps]

cheater

 

[chuckywang]

x=all reals except 0.

0^0 is undefined. anybody who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.

 

[Tylanner]

I consult Bob quite often!

 

[czech09]

Alright everyone STFU already I'm going to bed 5am god damn it.