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The Function Pow of X To the Y

pow(x,y) You can create a function to relate the value of x raised to power y. One clever way to exponentiate is to repeat a simple multiply. If y is zero, just return a one— for ev’ry number, that will be the case. And when y equals one, your work is done— the answer will be x, your starting base. For ev’ry other value y can be, just multiply by x, recursively.

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Akua Lore Zaan

Date: 7/23/2017 7:43:00 AM

I love poetry that has a math spin. Thanks. Great format and attention to detail.

J-Mag Guthrie
Date: 7/23/2017 9:44:00 AM

thank YOU !!! This is one of my favorites. It was from a challenge to pick up a book, and use the last word of the nth paragraph on a specific page as the title of a poem. The nearest book was a programming textbook.