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Writing  Simplify this expression. Assume that x is nonzero. Use pencil and paper. Describe how the values of the expression vary with the values chosen for x. Give examples.
7 x Superscript 0
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7·x^0 = 7·1 = 7, since for any nonzero x we have x^0 = 1.
So the expression is constant: it equals 7 for every allowed x.

Examples: x = 2 → 7(2^0) = 7; x = −3 → 7((−3)^0) = 7; x = 1/2 → 7((1/2)^0) = 7.

(We exclude x = 0 because 0^0 is undefined.)