#include <stdio.h>

void instructions(void);
 
int main()
{
	double  number;
	int power;
	double product = 1.0;
	
	instructions();
	
	printf("Enter a number to be raised => ");
	scanf("%lf", &number);
	
	printf("Enter an integer power to raise number to => ");
	scanf("%d", &power);
	
	if (power == 0)
	{
		printf("\n %.2f raised to the 0th power is 1\n\n", number);
		return 0; 
	}else if ( power > 0)
	{
		int i;
		for (i = 1; i <= power; i++)
		{
			product = product * number;
		}		
	}
	else
	{	
		int i;
		for (i = -1; i >= power; i--)
		{
			product = product * number;
		}		
		product = 1/product;	
	}	
	printf("\n %.2f raised to the %dth power is %.2f.\n\n", number, power, product);
	return 0;
}

void instructions(void)
{
	printf("\n##############################################################\n");
	printf("\nThis program prompts the user to enter an integer and ");
	printf("\nthen an intger power to raise it to. The program raises");
	printf("\nthe number to the power entered. \n");
	printf("\n##############################################################\n\n");
}