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Problem Statement

Define a function called power that takes two parameters, a and b. Give a a default value of 2. The function should print the result of a raised to the power of b (a^b).

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
Date 19 Mar 2026
License MIT

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# Author: Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com) | Date: 19 Mar 2026
# Repo: https://github.com/notamitgamer/bsc
# License: MIT

# Define a function called power that takes two parameters, 
# a and b. Give a a default value of 2. The function should print the result 
# of a raised to the power of b (a^b). 

power <- function (a = 2, b) {
    return (a^b)
}
a <- 2
b <- 3
print(power(a, b))
print(power("b" = b))

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    CODE (R_Code-9.r):

    # Author: Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com) | Date: 19 Mar 2026
    # Repo: https://github.com/notamitgamer/bsc
    # License: MIT

    # Define a function called power that takes two parameters, 
    # a and b. Give a a default value of 2. The function should print the result 
    # of a raised to the power of b (a^b). 

    power <- function (a = 2, b) {
        return (a^b)
    }
    a <- 2
    b <- 3
    print(power(a, b))
    print(power("b" = b))