How do you simplify $-2a^0b^2$ ?

Mar 23, 2016

$-2 b^2$

If $a != 0$ , $a^0 = 1$ .

$-2 a^0 b^2 = -2 * (1) * b^2$

$= -2 b^2$

Mar 23, 2016

$-2a^0b^2=-2b^2$

$-2a^0b^2$

Apply exponent rule $x^0=1$ .

$-2xx1xxb^2$

Simplify.

$-2b^2$

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