Question

In the following exercises, simplify each expression using the properties for exponents.

$$\begin{gathered} \left(a\right){20}^0 \\ \left(b\right)b^0 \end{gathered}$$

Short answer

The simplified form is:

$\begin{array}{rcl}\left(a\right){20}^0& =& 1\\ \left(b\right)b^0& =& 1\end{array}$

Step-by-step solution

Step 1

The Zero exponent property is defined as$a^0=1,a\ne 0.$

Step 2

Using the zero exponent property to simplify the expression:

$\begin{array}{rcl}\left(a\right){20}^0& =& 1\\ \left(b\right)b^0& =& 1\end{array}$