Stuck in solving a c++ problem?

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Need to write a recursive function "power" that takes two arguments (base and exponent), and returns the power of the base number. For example, power(3, 4) = 3 * 3 * 3 * 3. Hint: The recursive step would use the following relationship: base to the power exponent = base x base to the power exponent – 1, and the terminating condition occurs when the argument exponent is equal to 1. Test your result for base = 5 and exponent = 3.


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Anonym · Accepted Answer

This is not "being stuck", this is "don't want to do my homework, myself."

Prove me wrong by posting what you did.

Jared · Answer

agreed, show some work, this is a trivial function, especially for c++. If you don't know what recursive means, its means you call a function repeatedly inside itself until a certain condition is met. consider a pseudo code example as:

function power(base,exponent)
if (exponent > 1)
..value *=  base*power(base,exponent-1)
else
..return base

return value
end function power

That little thing should help you along, but I am not writing the code for you as this is probably your homework, but many people don't understand the concept of recursion.

Stuck in solving a c++ problem?

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