From:	Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: how to write exponents?
Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 1999 04:14:59 -0400
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mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl wrote:
> 
> Todd Steury <steu4718 AT uidaho DOT edu> wrote:
> > For
> > exponents, I've written my equations as "a^b" to signify 'take a to the b
> > power'.  However, the compiler complains "invalid operands 'float' and
> > 'double' to binary 'operator ^'".  What is the proper mathematical operator
> > for exponent?
> 
> It is exp(a, b), type `info libc alph exp' on the command line to get info.
> 
> (a ^ b) means (a xor b), being the bitwise exclusive or operator.
> 
> Hope this helps, Michel.

It won't.  The function is pow().  exp() takes one argument, not two, and
returns pow(e,x) where e is the usual 2.7....  The suggestion to type 'info libc
a exp' is a good one, but it needs to be supplimented with the correct 'info
libc a pow'.

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