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+=begin
+Ruby program to calculate power of a number.	
+=end
+
+def pow(a,b)
+	power=1
+	for i in 1..b
+		power=power*a
+	end
+	return power
+end
+
+puts "Enter Base:-"
+base=gets.chomp.to_i
+
+puts "Enter exponent:-"
+expo=gets.chomp.to_i
+
+puts "The power is #{pow(base,expo)}"