pickIntegerBasePositiveExponent() VALS.base VALS.exp

`\Large{negParens( BASE )^{EXP} = {?}}`

round( pow( BASE, EXP ) )

Anything to the 0th power equals... ?

Anything to the 0th power equals one.

`negParens(BASE)^{0} = 1`

Anything to the 1st power equals... ?

`x^{1} = x`, no matter what `x` is.

`negParens(BASE)^{1} = BASE`

Negative one to any even power equals... ?

Negative one to any even power equals one.

`negParens(BASE)^{EXP} = 1`

Negative one to any odd power equals... ?

Negative one to any odd power equals negative one.

`negParens(BASE)^{EXP} = -1`

CardinalThrough20( BASE ) to any power equals... ?

CardinalThrough20( BASE ) to any power equals cardinalThrough20(round(pow(BASE, EXP))).

`negParens(BASE)^{EXP} = round(pow(BASE, EXP))`

`= v`