noob question about getting roots (math)

[torturedmind]

what's wrong with this simple code? the answer is always the base (16) when it should be 4.

int main()
{
    int iBaseNum = 16, iRootNum = 2;
    float fAnyAnswer = 0.0f;
    fAnyAnswer = iBaseNum^(1/iRootNum);
    cout << fAnyAnswer;

    return 0;
}

am a newbie in c++. thanks in advance for any help you'll all extend.

kilroy
philippines

"Once a king, always a king. But being a knight is more than enough."

 

[cpjust]

^ is for XOR not exponents. Use the pow() function instead.

Also, you are using integers which don't support fractions (i.e. 1/2). Use double instead.