A classmate asks you to check their answer to this problem:

Question

Simplify: (223) + (233) 0
They got y as their final answer. Are they correct?
Yes, this answer is correct.
No, the second term should be 1 after being raised to the power of 0. xy +1
No, they should have added the exponents instead of multiplying them. xy + xy²
No, the whole expression should equal 1 because of the 0 exponent.

Answer 1

No, the whole expression should equal 1 because of the 0 exponent.