- NAME
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pow - The pow() function returns the value of x raised to the power of y.
- SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double pow(double x, double y);- DESCRIPTION
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Returns x raised to the power of y:
x^y
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Warning
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You’ll also need to link the program against the math library (see example below) using the -lm compile/link option.
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- RETURN VALUE
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x raised to the power of y.
- ERRORS
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EDOM - The argument x is negative and y is not an integral value. This would result in a complex number.
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ERANGE - When x is zero and y is nagetive a divide, by zero exception is raised. This error is also raised when the result overflows or underflows.
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- SEE ALSO
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exp, log, sqrt
- EXAMPLE
link:src/pow.c[role=include]- OUTPUT
$ gcc -Wall pow.c $ ./a.out 7 ^ 3 = 343.000000 4.73 ^ 12 = 125410439.217423 32.01 ^ 1.54 = 208.036691