Re: pow(x,y) function

For positive x, pow(x,y) = exp(y*ln(x))

Vikas Agnihotri wrote:
> gawk 3.1.0 on Solaris 8
>
> I was surprised that there is no built-in pow(x,y) function.
>
> Can someone help me write one? If I remember my high school math right,
> there is a way to write pow(x,y) using the builtin log/exp functions?
>
> Help? Thanks