- Multiplying by Zero,
a selection of answers from the Dr. Math archives.
- Multiplying by 0
- Why, when multiplying any number by 0, do you get 0?
- Zero and the Commutative Property
of Multiplication
- If we take 0x1, we get 0, and if we take 0x2, we still get 0, for
it is still 0+0+0. But if we do it the other way round, why must it
still be 0, if any number to the power of 0 = 1?
- Multiplying by Zero
- Why does any number times zero equal zero?
- Multiplying by Zero
- I know that zero's value is nothing, but why is it that it turns other
numbers that clearly have a greater value to zero when multiplied?
- Paradox in the Zero Power
- Why does the product of multiplying a number by itself zero times equal 1?
- And see the Dr. Math FAQ:
- 0 to 0 power
- What is 0 to the 0 power?
- 0! = 1
- Why does 0! = 1?
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