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// // Return base to the power of exponent. // If base == zero and exponent < zero, // print a warning and return zero //
double mypow(double base,int exponent){
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» double result=1.0; » if (base==0.0&&exponent<0) {// Or fabs(base) < 1e-50 » printf("WARNING: mypow called with zero base and negative exponent\n"); » return 0.0; } » while (exponent>0) { » result*=base; » --exponent; } » while (exponent<0) { » result/=base; » ++exponent; } » return result;
} // Demonstrate local variables int main(){
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» double base=2; » int exponent=3; » double pow1, pow2; » pow1=mypow(2.0, 3); » pow2=mypow(base, exponent);// Surely the computer will take the hint! » printf("power is %f, exponent is %d\n", pow2, exponent);
}

Data

mypow()

base (double)   result (double)
128   136
2
  
1
exponent (int)
176
3

mypow()

base (double)   result (double)
128   136
2
  
1
exponent (int)
176
3

main()

exponent (int)   base (double)
212   216
3
  
2
pow1 (double)   pow2 (double)
224   232
-7.401277e+266
  
4.93983509e-270

Memory

mypow()

128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
base = 2
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
result = 1
176
177
178
179
exponent = 3

mypow()

128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
base = 2
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
result = 1
176
177
178
179
exponent = 3

main()

212
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exponent = 3
216
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base = 2
224
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230
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pow1 = -7.401277e+266
232
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237
238
239
pow2 = 4.93983509e-270

NB: the actual memory address of each variable is the
address shown plus 4291654536 (0xFFCD7388).

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Output

power is 8.000000, exponent is 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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