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From: edgincd2@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Chris Edgington *Computer Science Major*)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: # to the nth power
Summary: How about exp(ln)
Message-ID: <15984@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 1 Nov 90 17:19:30 GMT
References: <90305.005050CJH101@psuvm.psu.edu>
Organization: Purdue University
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In article <90305.005050CJH101@psuvm.psu.edu>, CJH101@psuvm.psu.edu (Carl J. Hixon) writes:
> I appologize for bothering you computer wizards with such an elementary
> question but, I'm floundering.  Why am I unable to find an opperator which
> raises a number to a power. (The fortran equivalent of x**n)  Is there such

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but this is a neat little
trick to take a number to a power.

     Answer = exp(ln(Root)*Exponent);

Chris Edgington