#include <stdio.h>

/* exponentiation fun and games */

float power_func(float, float);

int main() {

	float x, y, z;

	x = 5.0;
	y = 3.0;

	z = power_func(x, y);

	printf("%f to the power of %f equals %f\n", x, y, z);

}

float power_func(float a, float b) {

	float c;
	int i;

	c = a;

	for (i = 1; i < b; i++) {
		c = c * a;
	}

	return(c);
}