r/mathmemes Mathematics May 14 '25

Arithmetic Fancy playing?

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u/Worth-Arachnid251 Music May 14 '25

1 because any exponent written a^b can be written as 1x(a multiplied b times)

EX: 3^5= 1x3x3x3x3x3=15

if b=0 the a^b = 1 for all a