How to make power for fraction in C++?

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help12 c++

the function pow like
pow(2,4)

is correct but whin the first number is fraction like

pow(0.5,4)

it is not correct why?

how can i make power for fraction like (0.5) powered to 4
0.5*0.5*0.5*0.5

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help12 c++

if my long forgotten maths serves me here:

pow(0.5,4) = 1/pow(2,4)
 

Re: help12 c++

The above method works but only for fractions less than 1. You can use the above and the pow(x,y) function in a recursive loop to solve the problem.

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