Math Olympiad: A Simple Tricky Exponential Equation

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1. Indeterminate form: In calculus, 0^0 is considered an indeterminate form, meaning it cannot be assigned a definite value without more context. 2. Limit approach: Using limits, we can examine the behavior of f(x) = x^x as x approaches 0. In this case, the limit is 1, suggesting that 0^0 could be defined as 1. 3. Combinatorial interpretation*: In combinatorics, 0^0 can be seen as the number of ways to choose 0 items from a set of 0 items, which is 1. The answer 5 is correct but 0 as suggested mybe debatable. Thank you.