Question

Math question:

simon believes that 3^0 • 3^2 is equal to 1 because 0 • 2 = 0 and any number raised to a power of 0 is 1. Is Simon correct? Justify your response.

Answer 1

3^0*3^2=1
1*6=6 not 1

simon's wrong but he is right when he says any number raised to a power of 0 is 1 and that 0*2=2 but here its 1*6=6 not 0 or 1*2=2

Answer 2

Simon is incorrect

Explanation:

3^0 is not 0, it is 1.

A way of thinking about this is if to get from 3^2 to 3^1, you need to divide by 3, then to get from 3^1 to 3^0 you need to divide by 3 again. 3 divided by 3 is 1.

This means 3^0*3^2=1*9=9