Which of the following is an equivalent expression to 7(−5.3)0+4⋅9 when applying the Zero Power Rule? (1 point) Responses 75.3+4⋅9 Start Fraction 7 over 5.3 End Fraction plus 4 times 9 70+4⋅9 Start Fraction 7 over 0 End Fraction plus 4 times 9 71+4⋅9 Start Fraction 7 over 1 End Fraction plus 4 times 9 75.30+36 Start Fraction 7 over 5.3 superscript 0 baseline End Fraction plus 36 Skip to navigation

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To simplify the expression \(7(-5.3)^0 + 4 \cdot 9\) using the Zero Power Rule, we apply the fact that any non-zero number raised to the power of \(0\) equals \(1\). Therefore, we can simplify \((-5.3)^0\) as follows:

\[ (-5.3)^0 = 1 \]

Now substituting this back into the expression gives:

\[ 7(1) + 4 \cdot 9 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 7 + 4 \cdot 9 \]

Next, we calculate \(4 \cdot 9\):

\[ 4 \cdot 9 = 36 \]

Now we combine the results:

\[ 7 + 36 = 43 \]

Thus, the expression simplifies to \(43\).

Among the provided options, the one that closely represents this simplification, without directly calculating the numerical result but showing the step with \(0\) exponent, is:

75.3+4⋅9 (interpreting the \( −5.3)^0\) correctly). However, since we want its numeric equivalency under operations, we'd confirm that both would yield the same resulting outcomes through respective algebraic manipulation. Thus an answer correctly aligned would remain \( 7(1)+4\cdot9\), which we calculated to \( 43\), derived from the operating principle of Zero Power Rule previously elaborated upon.

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