/// <summary>
/// <para>
/// Returns a <c>BigFraction</c> whose value is
/// (this^exponent), returning the result in reduced form.
/// </para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="exponent">exponent to which this <c>BigFraction</c> is to be raised.
/// </param>
/// <returns>this^exponent as a <c>BigFraction</c>.</returns>
public BigFraction pow(long exponent)
{
if (exponent < 0)
{
return(new BigFraction(ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, -exponent),
ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, -exponent)));
}
return(new BigFraction(ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, exponent),
ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, exponent)));
}
/// <summary>
/// <para>
/// Returns a <c>BigFraction</c> whose value is
/// (this^exponent), returning the result in reduced form.
/// </para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="exponent">exponent to which this <c>BigFraction</c> is to be raised.
/// </param>
/// <returns>this^exponent as a <c>BigFraction</c>.</returns>
public BigFraction pow(BigInteger exponent)
{
if (exponent.CompareTo(BigInteger.Zero) < 0)
{
BigInteger eNeg = BigInteger.Negate(exponent);
return(new BigFraction(ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, eNeg),
ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, eNeg)));
}
return(new BigFraction(ArithmeticUtils.pow(numerator, exponent),
ArithmeticUtils.pow(denominator, exponent)));
}
