#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

double myPower(double x, int powerToRaiseTo);

int main()
{
	double x, y=9;
	cout << myPower(1.5, -6) << endl;
	x = myPower(y, 2);
	return 0;
}

double myPower(double x, int powerToRaiseTo)
{
	double pow = 1.0;
	int negPow = 0;
	if (powerToRaiseTo < 0) {
		negPow = 1;
		powerToRaiseTo = -powerToRaiseTo;
	}

	// power is positive
	if (powerToRaiseTo >= 0) {
		for (; powerToRaiseTo; powerToRaiseTo--)
			pow *= x;
	}

	if (negPow)
		return 1 / pow;
	else return pow;
}