lucproblem012.c

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• Author — Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
• Last updated — 12 Dec 2025
• License — MIT

Problem Statement

Problem Statement

Write a Function power(a, b), to calculate the value of a raised to b

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#include <stdio.h>

double power(double, int);

double power(double a, int b)
{
    if (b == 0)
        return 1;
    double res = 1;
    int i;
    if (b > 0)
        for (i = 1; i <= b; i++)
            res *= a;
    return res;
}

int main()
{
    double a, result;
    int b;
    printf("Enter the value and the power (Format A^B) : ");
    scanf("%lf^%d", &a, &b);
    result = power(a, b);
    printf("Result of %g^%d = %g", a, b, result);
    return 0;
}