Zero Power Rule of Exponents Practice

Question

Math 8 Q2 (Pre-Algebra) / Exponent Rules

Apply the Zero Power Rule of Integer Exponents to solve 2.3 + (-1.478)^0

Answer 1

The Zero Power Rule of exponents states that any nonzero number raised to the power of zero is equal to 1.

In the expression \((-1.478)^0\), we apply the zero power rule:

\[ (-1.478)^0 = 1 \]

Now, we substitute this back into the original expression:

\[ 2.3 + (-1.478)^0 = 2.3 + 1 \]

Now, we can perform the addition:

\[ 2.3 + 1 = 3.3 \]

Therefore, the final result is:

\[ \boxed{3.3} \]