Exponents 2 Basics 2

Table of Contents

• 1 as Exponent
• 0 as Exponent
• 1 as Base
• 0 as Base
• Summary
• What’s Next?

In the previous segment, we looked at the basics of Exponents. In this segment, we will cover a few more important points about exponents.

1 as exponent

A number raised to the power 1, is the same number. For example, 3¹ = 3

as exponent

Any non-zero number raised to 0 will always equal 1. For example, 3⁰ = 1.

as base

1 raised to any number will equal 1. For example, 1³ = 1 × 1 × 1 = 1.

0 as Base

0 raised to any positive number equals 0. For example, 0³ = 0 × 0 × 0 = 0.

Summary

1 as Exponent	A number raised to the power 1, is the same number.
0 as Exponent	Any non-zero number raised to 0 will always equal 1.