Power Calculator (x^y)


#include 
using namespace std;

// Function to calculate x^y
double power(double x, int y) {
    double result = 1.0;
    bool isNegative = (y < 0);

    y = abs(y);

    for (int i = 0; i < y; ++i) {
        result *= x;
    }

    if (isNegative)
        return 1.0 / result;

    return result;
}

int main() {
    double base;
    int exponent;

    cout << "--- Power Calculator (x^y) ---\n";
    cout << "Enter base (x): ";
    cin >> base;
    cout << "Enter exponent (y): ";
    cin >> exponent;

    double result = power(base, exponent);

    cout << base << " ^ " << exponent << " = " << result << endl;

    return 0;
}


--- Power Calculator (x^y) ---
Enter base (x): 2
Enter exponent (y): 5
2 ^ 5 = 32