Evaluate the Expression: Finding the Value of 10,000¹

To solve this problem, we will apply the rule of exponents:

• Any number raised to the power of 1 remains unchanged. Therefore, by the identity property of exponents, $10,000^1 = 10,000$.

Given the choices:

• $10,000 \cdot 10,000$: This is $10,000^2$.
• $10,000 \cdot 1$: Simplifying this expression yields 10,000, which is equivalent to $10,000^1$.
• $10,000 + 10,000$: This results in 20,000, not equivalent to $10,000^1$.
• $10,000 - 10,000$: This results in 0, not equivalent to $10,000^1$.

Therefore, the correct choice is $10,000 \cdot 1$, which simplifies to 10,000, making it equivalent to $10,000^1$.

Thus, the expression $10,000^1$ is equivalent to:

$10,000 \cdot 1$