What is the solution to 0 raised to a negative exponent? take 0 -1 for example.

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What is the solution to 0 raised to a negative exponent? take 0-1 for example. Most people will say that 0 raised to any power is zero, andmost people will say that any function with zero as a denominatorwill be undefined. you could rewrite 0-1 as 1/0 which would beundefined, not zero. Can you explain to me which is right and tell me why? If youcould prove it mathematically that would be a lifesaver. What is the solution to 0 raised to a negative exponent? take 0-1 for example. Most people will say that 0 raised to any power is zero, andmost people will say that any function with zero as a denominatorwill be undefined. you could rewrite 0-1 as 1/0 which would beundefined, not zero. Can you explain to me which is right and tell me why? If youcould prove it mathematically that would be a lifesaver.

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QuestionDetails: What is the solution to 0 raised to a negative exponent? take 0-1 for example. Most people will say that 0 raised to any power is zero, andmost people will say that any function with zero as a denominatorwill be undefined. you could rewrite 0-1 as 1/0 which would beundefined, not zero. Can you explain to me which is right and tell me why? If youcould prove it mathematically that would be a lifesaver.
AT THE OUT SET WE SHOULD BE CLEAR OF CERTAIN DO S AND DONT S INMATHS
DIVISION BY ZERO IS ILLEGAL OR NOT PERMISSIBLE IN MATHS AS IT LEADSTO ABSURD RESULTS
FOR EX..WE HAVE
4*0=0=5*0
THAT IS
4*0=5*0
SO IF DIVISION BY ZERO IS ALLOWED THEN IT WILL GIVE US
4*0/0 = 5*0/0
4*1=5*1
4=5 ....IMPOSSIBLE.
SO DIVISION BY ZERO IS PROHIBITED IN MATHS .
[ IN GENERAL IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE IN ALGEBRA TOWRITE ...FOR EX...
IF A*B= A*C......THEN ASSUMING A IS NOT EQUAL TO ZERO THEN B=C...ORBETTER WRITE IT AS
A*[B-C]=0
HENCE A=0 OR B=C ...]
SO NOW COMING TO YOUR PROBLEM WE KNOW THAT
A-N=1/AN..., ......HENCE
0-N=1/0N.......SINCE N IS POSITIVE THIS MEANSDIVISION BY ZERO WHICH IS INPERMISIBLE
SO WE SAY IT IS UNDEFINED OPERATION OR WE MAY SAY INFINITY SINCE0N FOR N>0 IS 0

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