equal = (num1^num2); i get zero for the answer when i do this with any number combos why dont it work? what is the correct way to do powers of? thanks, dragon

Try pow(num1, num2). Make sure to include math.h.

oh yeaah, thanks! that is it lol i forgot i remember reading that in a tutorial somewhere any way thanks.

now when i take the pow of some rather large powers, it gives me the same number but smaller pows work perfect. if u know this one let me know if not no big deal.

perhaps the resulting big-ass number doesn''t fit in your data type? i think pow() returns a double, but are you putting it in an int or something?

i used int for num1 num2 and equal
so i should use double now for equal right?

ok that worked great now it says e+ some variable which is what i wanted. thanks again.

you could always do a while loop, or even better, bitwise operators if your just doing a square, or square root

You could create your own function for a little coding practice...
Example:

float ComputeExponent(float base, float exponent){   int index;   float endresult = base;   for(index = 0; index < exponent - 1; index++)       endresult *= base;   return endresult;} 

Cheers,
-Jesse

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thanks alot u guys u all are great help