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public class ForPower {
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    public static void main(String[] args) {

        System.out.println("2.5^3 is " + (power(2.5,3)));
        System.out.println("2.0^10 is " + (power(2.0,10)));

    }
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    private static double power(double base,int exponent) {

        int index;
        double result = 1.0;

        for (index = 0; index < exponent; index++) {
            result *= base;
        }

        return(result);
    }
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}
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