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/*
computes a^b.
uses log and exp
*/
#include <errno.h>
int errno;
double log(), exp();
double
pow(arg1,arg2)
double arg1, arg2;
{
double temp;
long l;
if(arg1 <= 0.) {
if(arg1 == 0.) {
if(arg2 <= 0.)
goto domain;
return(0.);
}
l = arg2;
if(l != arg2)
goto domain;
temp = exp(arg2 * log(-arg1));
if(l & 1)
temp = -temp;
return(temp);
}
return(exp(arg2 * log(arg1)));
domain:
errno = EDOM;
return(0.);
}