Raise x to the y power. - C++ Statement

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Description

Raise x to the y power.

Demo Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {/*w w w  .  j  a  va 2s. c om*/
   unsigned int i{1}; // initialize i to begin counting from 1
   unsigned int power{1}; // initialize power

   cout << "Enter base as an integer: ";  // prompt for base
   unsigned int x; // base 
   cin >> x; // input base

   cout << "Enter exponent as an integer: "; // prompt for exponent
   unsigned int y; // exponent
   cin >> y; // input exponent

   // count from 1 to y and multiply power by x each time
   while (i <= y) {
      power *= x;
      ++i;
   }

   cout << power << endl; // display result
   return 0;
}

Result


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