Physical example that clearly illustrates why 2^0 = 1. #math #CAMT24

@marielgm9 Great! You gave me a new idea to illustrate 2^-1, 2^-2... (By flipping the fold).

@marielgm9 Nice! Or, instead of flipping, we can think of -1 folds = 1 fold ago (in the past). Back then, I had 1/2 as many regions as I do right now. So, 2^(-1) = 1/2. And you helped show this.

So is 0!

This is great! 😊

great! Now fold it 7 times

i thought you were going to fold it like 7 gazillion times and it would be like a fun skit or something my brain is fried

Let me know if you figure out one for why 0⁰ = 1. I typically have to refer to something like the exponential function: exp(x) = Σ[0,∞) xⁿ/n! exp(0) = 1

What's is this trickery? 2 ^ 0 = 2^1-1 = 2 ^1 . 2^-1 = 2^1/2^1 = 1

qed