Thread: Do I need a LOOP?

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    Smile Do I need a LOOP?

    I've written this very simple program that Will raise a series of intreger values the nth power. And it has to have the ouput as I have written it"2 Raised to the Power=8. This will run believe I did but!! it didn't see =8. And now I have to decide what loop or what ever makes since to RUN A SERIES. I would appreciate some help. And thank you this board is SO much help I do have the tutorial printed out in front of me. I completed three other programs today that I have figured out and ran fine. So thank you again for any suggestions.

    #include<iostream.h>
    #include<math.h>
    void main(void)

    {
    int number=0,
    x=0,
    power=0,
    ans=0;

    cout<<"Enter Number ";
    cin>>number;
    cout<<"Enter Power ";
    cin>>power;

    x=pow(number,power);

    cout<<number<<" Raised to the the Power "<<endl;

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    cout<<number<<" Raised to the the Power "<<endl;
    try cout << number << " raised to the power " << power << endl;
    As for a loop, what kind do you want? One that runs till the user ends it? one that loops a certain number of times?

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    I need

    I guess one that the person can stop either would be fine. Thank you for answering me. I can say I have a new friend, Brown drake) Am getting this programming. Thank you sooo much.

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    while (counter < 10)//test conditions for loop
    {
    cout << counter;//code executed during loop
    counter++;
    }

    perhaps you could invite the user to enter the value for counter, or whatever you decide to call your variable.

    Hope this helps.

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    #include<iostream.h>
    #include<math.h>
    int main()

    {
    int number=0,
    x=0,
    power=0,
    ans=0;

    char flag = 'y';

    //a loop that allows user to exit at any time after entering the
    //two initial values.
    while(flag == 'y')
    {
    cout<<"Enter Number ";
    cin>>number;
    cout<<"Enter Power ";
    cin>>power;

    x=pow(number,power);

    cout<<number<<" Raised to the the Power "<< power << " = " << x << endl;

    cout << "enter y if you want to try it again and any other key to stop." << endl;
    cin >> flag;
    }

    return 0;
    }

    //demonstrates the use of a user controlled loop.
    Last edited by guest; 12-03-2001 at 11:23 AM.

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    What book are you doing this from?

    Because I was using Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 hours and I was doing something similar, are you sure you don't have to use recursions?
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    This might help

    #include <windows.h>

    using namespace std;
    typedef unsigned short USHORT;
    typedef unsigned long ULONG;
    ULONG GetPower (USHORT number, USHORT power);
    int main()
    {

    USHORT number, power;
    double answer;
    std::cout<<"Enter a number:";
    cin>>number;
    cout<<"To what power?";
    cin>>power;
    answer=GetPower(number, power);
    cout<<number<<"to the"<<power<<"th power is"<< answer<<endl;

    return 0;
    }
    ULONG GetPower (USHORT number, USHORT power)

    {
    if (power==1)
    return number;
    else
    return (number*GetPower (number, power -1 ));
    }
    There are some real morons in this world please do not become one of them, do not become a victim of moronitis. PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE...THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!!!!!!!

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    I haven'tcompiled and ran the program, but it should work fine without recursion. Liberty is a fine author in my opinion. Read on!

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