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#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define PI 3.142
main(){
float fn, sn, ans;
printf("Hello, please enter your first number and second number: ");
scanf("%f %f", &fn, &sn);
ans = (fn**sn);
printf("%f", ans);
}
The compiler complains that there is a pointer required in the line with ans = (fn**sn);.
What is the pointer required? I tried to put "" in the statement but the output is wrong number, not the power of fn and sn.
Unlike in Python, ** isn't a valid operator in C. The compiler is treating the first * as multiplication but then it thinks that the second * is dereferencing a pointer, which sn isn't.
If you're trying to perform multiplication, use a single *. If you're trying to perform exponentiation, use pow from math.h.
For example,
ans = pow(fn,sn);
What ans is supposed to be ?
ans is of type float.
fn and sn are of type float too.
You can not use the operator "*" on sn. You only can use it on pointers. But sn is not a pointer.
