How can exponents be used in Turbo Pascal without the ^ operator?

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The discussion centers on the use of the exponentiation operator in programming languages, specifically mentioning that Pascal does not have a dedicated exponentiation operator. Instead, it offers built-in functions such as exp() and ln() that can be used to achieve exponentiation through composition. The formula exp(y*LN(x)) effectively calculates xy, providing a workaround for exponentiation in Pascal. A link to a relevant resource was also shared for further reference.
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I'm doing a projext for school and I need to know how to use the ^ operator or if it even exists i looked everywhere and couldent find it.
 
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Pascal, IIRC, doesn't have an exponentiation operator, but it does have built-in exp() and ln() functions, which can be composed as:

exp(y*LN(x))

which is the same as xy.

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