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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (25 children)

I know I'm bad at math but I don't understand how 2x0=0 but 2^0=1

How are they different answers when they're both essentially multiplying 2 by zero?

Someone with a bigger brain please explain this

Edit: I greatly appreciate all the explanations but all they've done is solidify the fact that I'll never be good at math ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] Dioxy 1 points 1 year ago

This dude is great at explaining math, including this: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=r0_mi8ngNnM

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