text: Function to calculate x raised to the power y
code: public : int power ( int x , unsigned int y ) { if ( y == 0 ) return 1 ; else if ( y % 2 == 0 ) return power ( x , y / 2 ) * power ( x , y / 2 ) ; else return x * power ( x , y / 2 ) * power ( x , y / 2 ) ; } } ;