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

This has been asked a bunch before so I’m repeating this explanation from u/AxolotlsAreDangerous

x^5 / x^3 = (x* x* x* x* x)/(x* x* x)

=x^2

In general, x^n /x^m = xn-m

Let m=n, this property should still hold.

x^n /x^n =x^n-n =x^0

Any number divided by itself is 1, x0 =1.

1 is, in a sense, to multiplication what 0 is to addition. They’re the identity element , meaning x* 1=x and x+0=x.