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It is a consequence of the definition of the index laws.
xa * xb = xa+b
If you put b = 0 in the above equation, then you get
xa * x0 = xa+0
But a+0 = a so that the right hand side becomes xa
Thus the equation now reads
xa * x0 = xa
For that to be true for all x, x0 must be the identity element for multiplication. That is x0 = 1 for all x.
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