squares

[abrege]

Is there a way to find the square of a number (e.g. x^2) instead of having to write y=x*x?

[skipper]

Research pow() in <math>, i.e.

z = pow(x, y);

-Skipper

[alpha]

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath> //need for pow() function

int main()
{
       int a, b, c;

      b = a * a; //I would recommend this method for finding a square

     cout << "Enter a base: ";
     cin >> a;

     cout << "Enter an exponent: ";
     cin >> b;

      c = pow(a, b); //I would recommend this if raising to uncertain power

     return 0;
}

//pow(x, y) is in the form x^y