// Name: <Your Name>
// Class and Section: CS 54, Section <n>
// Date: February 19, 2007
// Purpose: To write functions for the new TI 42

#include "lab06.h"

/* this takes in a real base & an integral exponent,
   finds base ** exponent and returns the result */ 
double power(double base, int exponent)
{
  int i;
  double answer = 1.0;

  /* if the exponent is positive */
  if (exponent >= 1)
  {
    for (i = 0; i < exponent; i++)
    {
      answer = answer * base;
    }
  }
  /* if the exponent is negative */
  else if (exponent <= -1)
  {
    for (i = exponent; i < 0; i++)
    {
      answer = answer * (1.0 / base);
    }
  }

  /* if the exponent was 0, this will still be 1.0 */
  return answer;
}

// implement all the functions here