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18 December, 23:23

Explain why (-4x) 0 = 1, but - 4x0 = - 4.

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  1. 18 December, 23:42
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    Any number raised to power of 0 is 1.

    In (-4x) ^0, because of the parenthesis, the whole number is being raided to 0, which gives 1.

    But in - 4x^0, only x is being raised to 0, thus - 4x^0 = - 4 (1) = - 4.
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