/* This is HW4_4 Lab EE107
The purpose of this function to calculate exponential function with power notation
Creating the code and free of syntax and grammatical errors.
Author: Ekwegbalum Unachukwu
Star ID:do2170dt
Due Date: April 26th, 2024.
*/
#include <stdio.h>

// Function to calculate x raised to the power of n
long int x_to_the_n_EU(int x_EU, int n_EU) {
    // Base case: if n is 0, return 1
    if (n_EU == 0)
        return 1;

    // Initialize the result to 1
    long int result_EU = 1;

    // Iterate n times and multiply result by x in each iteration
    for (int i_EU = 0; i_EU < n_EU; i_EU++) {
        result_EU *= x_EU;
    }

    // Return the result
    return result_EU;
}

int main() {
    int x_EU, n_EU;

    // Prompt user to enter the base (x)
    printf("Enter the base (x): \n");
    scanf("%d", &x_EU);

    // Prompt user to enter the exponent (n)
    printf("Enter the exponent (n):\n ");
    scanf("%d", &n_EU);

    // Calculate x raised to the power of n
    long int result_EU = x_to_the_n_EU(x_EU, n_EU);

    // Print the result
    printf("\n%d raised to the power of %d is %ld\n", x_EU, n_EU, result_EU);

    return 0;
}