Problem
Priya says “I can figure out 5^0 by looking at other powers of 5. 5^3 is 125, 5^2 is 25, then 5^1 is 5. What pattern do you notice?
Solution
For this case we see that we have a reduction in terms of the multiple of 5
5^3 = 5^2 *5 = 5*5*5
And we can find the value of
5^0 = 1
