#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

float power (int base, int exponent);

int main()
{
   float result;
   int base;
   int exponent;

   cout << "Please enter an integer base value " << endl;
   cin >> base;
   cout << "Please enter an integer exponent value " << endl;
   cin >> exponent;

   result = power(base, exponent);
   cout << base << " raised to the " << exponent << " power is "
        << result << endl;
}

float power (int base, int exponent)
{
   int i;
   float result = 1;
   if (exponent >= 0)
      for (i = 1; i <= exponent; i++)
         result = result * base;
   else
   {
      for (i = 1; i <= abs(exponent); i++)
         result = result * base;
      result = 1/result;
   }
   return result;
}