Consider the following tasks related to the laws of exponents.
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Problem
Consider the following tasks related to the laws of exponents.
(i) State the zero exponent rule and the negative exponent rule for any non-zero real number a.
(ii) Explain, with reference to the laws of exponents, why 50=1 even though multiplication by zero usually gives zero.
(iii) Write (32)−2 using only positive exponents and simplify the result to a single fraction, explaining each step briefly.