ELI5, how does 2^0 power equal 1?

Question

I’m doing my GED and passed that math part but this never came up. I saw it on a meme and am lost.
Help!!??

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Answer 1

Exponent rules dictate that ( 2^x ) / (2^y) = 2 ^(x-y)

For example: 2^3 = 8, 2^4 = 16

Therefore, 2^4 / 2^3 = 2^(4-3) = 2^1 = 2

Or you can express that as (2^4) / (2^3) = (16) / (8) = 2

Now that we’re comfortable with that …

2 / 2 = 1 which is the same as 2^1 / 2^1 = 2^(1-1) = 2^0 = 1