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When do you need an exponent that is equal to zero? When do you need an

exponent that is negative? What makes these exponents useful?

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When an exponent is equal to 0, the whole expression equals one. It does not matter what the base is - the expression will always equal 1. When the exponent is negative, the expression equals 1 over the expression. Here are some examples where this might be useful:


x^(0) = 1


x^(-4) = (1)/(x^4)

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User Nishant
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Answer:

first, decay

second, B

third, 0.86

Explanation:

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