pow in js code example

Example 1: how to square a value in javascript

// Use Math.pow(a,b); where a is your value and b is the exponent
var num = Math.pow(4, 2);
//num returns 16

Example 2: javascript squared

//squared numbers

Math.pow(x1, 2)
x1 * x1
x1 ** 2                  // ES6 syntax

Example 3: js pow

Math.pow(base, exponent);

Math.pow(2, 4);
// Outputs 16
// The same as going 2^4, 2 to the power of 4

Example 4: exponent in javascript

let number = 2;
let exponent = 3;

//using the exponent operator
console.log( number ** exponent);
// using the Math library 
console.log( Math.pow(number, exponent);
// these will both output 8