Exponentitaion (recursive): Scala implementation

README.md

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src/scala/ExponentiationRecursive.scala

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+import scala.annotation.tailrec
+
+@tailrec
+def exponentiationRecursive(base: Int, exponent: Int, accumulator: Int = 1): Int = exponent match {
+ case 0 => accumulator
+ case _ => exponentiationRecursive(base, exponent - 1, accumulator * base)
+}
+
+object Main extends App {
+ println("5 ^ 3 = " + exponentiationRecursive(5, 3))
+}