Thread: Help with powers

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    Tim
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    Help with powers

    Can anyone tell me how to output code that shows the power of 2 all the way up to 2 to the 10th power and have it show on one line? i know that the code for power is pow(x,y) but don't know exactly how to use it. Thanks

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    for ( i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i++ ) pow( 2, i );

    The rest is pretty printing

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    You could just not use the pow function. Since you're doing the powers of two you can shift bits around with the same result.
    Code:
    unsigned x, n;
    for ( x = 0, n = 1; x < 10; x++, n <<= 1 )
      printf ( "%u ", n );
    Simple.

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    Found this one in my book.... it might help someone
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #define TWO_TO_THE(x) (1L <<(x))
    #define FOUR_TO_THE(x) (1L <<((x) <<1))
    
    int main(void)
    {
    	printf("%ld\n", FOUR_TO_THE(3));
    	printf("%ld\n", TWO_TO_THE(10));
    	return (0);
    }
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
    If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]

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