Why does a number powered to 0 = 1?

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Anything multiplied by 0 is 0 right so why does x number raised to the power of 0 = 1? isnt it x^0 = x*0 (im turning grade 10 and i asked my teacher about this he told me its because its just what he was taught 💀)

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When you look at the exponent as multiplication, also multiply by 1 as well, and it may help visualize why.

x³ = x * x * x * 1

x² = x * x * 1

x¹ = x * 1

x⁰ = 1

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