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Directions: Using the integers -9 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to make a product that is as close to zero as possible without being exactly zero.
Hint
How can exponents get closer to zero than one?
Answer
The product that is as close to zero as possible without being exactly zero is 8^(-8) x 9^(-9).
Source: Robert Kaplinsky
