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$//$ Power.java

$//$ Reads in two integers and uses a recursive power method

$//$ to compute the first raised to the second power.

$//************************************************************$

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Power

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public static void main$($String$[]$ args$)$

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int base, exp;

int answer;

Scanner scan $=$ new Scanner$($System$.$in$)$;

System.out.print$("$Welcome to the power program! $")$;

System.out.println$("$Please use integers only."$)$;

$//$get base

System.out.print$("$Enter the base you would like raised to a power: $")$;

base $=$ scan.nextInt$()$;

$//$get exponent

System.out.print$("$Enter the power you would like it raised to: $")$;

exp $=$ scan.nextInt$()$;

answer $=$ power $($base$,$exp$)$;

System.out.println$($base $+"$ raised to the $"+$ exp $+"$ is $"+$ answer$)$;

$//-------------------------------------------------$

$//$ Computes and returns base$^$exp

$//-------------------------------------------------$

public static int power$($int base, int exp$)$

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int pow;

$//$if the exponent is $0,$ set pow to $1$

$//$otherwise set pow to base$*$base$^($exp$-1)$

$//$return pow

$\}$

$\}$