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Compute the expression below. 1000 0 ! \Large \color{#3D99F6}{1000}^{\color{#D61F06}{0!}}

1000 Infinity Answer is very large 1

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11 solutions

Victor Loh
Aug 19, 2014

Since 0 ! = 1 0!=1 , 100 0 0 ! = 100 0 1 = 1000 1000^{0!}=1000^1=\boxed{1000} .

I thought 0! was just really excited :(

Josh Anderson - 5 years, 7 months ago

i didnt se there was a 0 !

Avinash Kamath - 5 years, 7 months ago

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me ....too...i answered 1 because i didn't notice the (!)

Nico Anthony Tejano - 5 years ago

Haha ! means factorial but I didn't even see the ! either, just saw 1000^0 and answered too quick

James Gibson - 5 years ago

Really i m confused frst but after few thinking i gave a correct answer it is so funny problem

Vikrant Adhikary - 6 years, 9 months ago

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I tried to undo my accidental down vote and it just made it much worse! Sorry!!

Erin Cannon - 5 years, 7 months ago

Very easy, very good question and brilliant answer!

Heder Oliveira Dias - 5 years, 11 months ago
Pedro Souza
Jun 26, 2015

In first time, we need to calculate 0!

1st demonstration:

In simple terms, the idea of the factorial is used to compute the number of permutations of arranging a set of n numbers.

For n = 1 n = 1 :

The number of permutations is 1 ! = 1 1! = 1 . { 1 } \left \{ 1 \right \}

For n = 2 n = 2 :

The number of permutations is 2 ! = 2 2! = 2 . { 1 , 2 } { 2 , 1 } \left \{ 1, 2 \right \} \left \{ 2, 1 \right \}

For n = 3 n = 3 :

The number of permutations is 3 ! = 6 3! = 6 . { 1 , 2 , 3 } { 1 , 3 , 2 } { 2 , 1 , 3 } { 2 , 3 , 1 } { 3 , 1 , 2 } { 3 , 2 , 1 } \left \{ 1, 2, 3 \right \} \left \{ 1, 3, 2 \right \} \left \{ 2, 1, 3 \right \} \left \{ 2, 3, 1 \right \} \left \{ 3, 1, 2 \right \} \left \{ 3, 2, 1 \right \}

\ldots

Therefore, we can conclude that, for n = 0 n = 0 :

The number of permutations is 0 ! = 1 0! = 1 . { } \left \{ \right \}

2nd demonstration:

n ! = n ( n 1 ) 2 1 n ! = n ( n 1 ) ! 1 ! = 1 0 ! n! = n * \left (n-1 \right ) * \ldots * 2 * 1 \\ n! = n * \left ( n - 1 \right )! \Rightarrow 1! = 1 * 0!

But we know that 1 ! = 1 1! = 1 , therefore 1 ! = 1 = 1 0 ! 0 ! = 1 1! = 1 = 1 * 0! \Rightarrow 0! = 1

Now, we know that 0 ! = 1 0! =1 , so 100 0 0 ! = 100 0 1 = 1000 1000 ^{0!} = 1000^{1} = 1000 .

Therefore 100 0 0 ! = 1000 1000^{0!} = 1000 .

Fabio Bittar
Oct 16, 2015

Combinatorics: you can read 0! as "in how many ways can you organize nothing?" One. Simple enough.

You can rearrange nothing in one way. Somewhat philosophical.

Raghav Arora - 5 years, 7 months ago

It isn't just philosophical, it isn't even what factorial means.

Michael Maxwell - 5 years, 7 months ago

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It might not "mean" that, but one of the interpretations of factorial is the one @Fabio Bittar gave us.

Joaquim Joaquim - 5 years ago
Prashant Goyal
Aug 17, 2014

0! IS EQUAL TO 1 THEREFORE { 1000 }^{ 1 } = 1000

I forgot about the factorial and carelessly got the answer as 1.

Anuj Shikarkhane - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Same here :/

Kushik Naveen - 6 years, 8 months ago

what is "!" ?

Tan ChengHong - 5 years, 11 months ago

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It is a factorial.

Joshua Daniel Lopez - 5 years, 7 months ago
Goh Choon Aik
May 18, 2016

n ! = ( n 1 ) ! × n n! = (n - 1)! \times n

Subbing n = 1,

1 ! = 0 ! × 1 1! = 0! \times 1 ,

1 ! 1 = 0 ! \frac {1!}{1} = 0!

0 ! = 1 0! = 1

Therefore, 100 0 0 ! = 1000 1000^{0!} = 1000

Justine Ramos
Nov 8, 2015

The zero indicates the number of times it should by multiplied by the original number. Since it was 0, then that means it wasnt multiplied, so it was still 1000

no - by convention x 0 x^0 is always 1, regardless of the value of x.

However the question is 100 0 0 ! 1000^0! - so first you evaluate 0 ! 0!

0 ! = 1 0! = 1 \Rightarrow 100 0 0 ! = 100 0 1 = 1000 1000 ^{0!} = 1000^1 = 1000

Tony Flury - 5 years ago
Allison Grimsted
Oct 17, 2015

0!=1 (There's only one arrangement of zero items) 1000^1=1,000

Anik Shahzaman
Oct 16, 2015

as 0!=1 and so (x)^1=x

Atika Samiha
Oct 16, 2015

0!=1. so,1000^0!=1000

Soham Panda
Jun 26, 2015

Since 0 factorial is equal to 1 . We simply get 1000^1 as 1000

Ansh Jaiswal
Jun 26, 2015

As 0! = 1 and 1000 to the power 1 = 1000

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