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x × x − 1 = x × x 1
For x = 0 , 0 1 is indetermiante and not one. Therefore the equation above does not satisfy all real values of x .
Note: x 1 × x − 1 = x 1 + ( − 1 ) = x 0 , but 0 0 remains indeterminate.