# to the nth power

[Chris Edgington *Computer Science Major*]

In article <90305.005050CJH101 at psuvm.psu.edu>, CJH101 at psuvm.psu.edu (Carl J. Hixon) writes:
> I appologize for bothering you computer wizards with such an elementary
> question but, I'm floundering.  Why am I unable to find an opperator which
> raises a number to a power. (The fortran equivalent of x**n)  Is there such

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but this is a neat little
trick to take a number to a power.

     Answer = exp(ln(Root)*Exponent);

Chris Edgington