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19 Powx,n

Problem Statement

Write a Recursive Approach to Calculate Power of Integer to N Pow(x,n).

Given an integer x and an integer n, write a recursive function to calculate the power of x to the nth power.

Example

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125322 raised to the power of 5 equals 32.
234813 raised to the power of 4 equals 81.
3501Any number raised to the power of 0 equals 1 (x^0 = 1).

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