Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "bugbear" Subject: Re: What is the command to do a power of a value Message-ID: <50182C7C.55819.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-Comment-To: xvictoryeohx Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer In-Reply-To: <50182C7C.55818.calajapr@time.synchro.net> References: <50182C7C.55818.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-FTN-AREA: COMP.LANG.JAVA.PROGRAMMER X-FTN-MSGID: 1:261/38 ddb78c63 X-FTN-REPLY: 1:261/38 d579bdc7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98] Lines: 35 Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:07:00 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.21.70.65 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1343765220 69.21.70.65 (Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:07:00 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:07:00 CDT Organization: tds.net Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:16851 To: xvictoryeohx From: "bugbear" To: xvictoryeohx From: "bugbear" To: xvictoryeohx From: bugbear xvictoryeohx@gmail.com wrote: > C=L(1+i/100)power of n > > i am stuck here > for example square root is Math.sqrt(x) > How do i do Power of a value? I have a dim memory from Numerical Analysis that the "obvious" way to evaluate that is inaccurate for small "i" and large "n". BugBear -+- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 + Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) -+- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24 -+- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 + Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) -+- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24 --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) --- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24