Identify base and exponent: Identify the base and the exponent of 04. In 04, 0 is the base raised to the exponent 4. Base: 0 Exponent: 4
Understand property of exponents: Understand the property of any non-negative number raised to a positive exponent. According to the rules of exponents, any non-negative number raised to a positive exponent gives the product of multiplying the base by itself the number of times indicated by the exponent. However, when the base is 0, the result is always 0, regardless of the positive exponent.
Apply property to 04: Apply the property to 04. Since the base is 0 and the exponent is a positive integer (4), the result of 0 raised to any positive power is 0. 04=0×0×0×0=0