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Old 12-11-2013, 12:49 AM
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Sarnak


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Originally Posted by kylok [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Factorial Example :

5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120

0! = 1

- I always just took this at face value and never bothered to look up why,
similar to the laws of exponents

x^0+x^1 = x^(1+0) = x^1 = x

if x^0 was defined to = 0, then the above equation wouldn't work