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    Fast power

    Mediummathrecursiondivide and conquer

    Compute x to the power n without the built-in power function. n may be negative. Aim for O(log |n|).

    Example 1

    Input:  x = 2, n = 10
    Output: 1024

    Example 2

    Input:  x = 2, n = -2
    Output: 0.25

    1 / 2² = 0.25.

    Constraints

    • -100 < x < 100
    • -2³¹ ≤ n ≤ 2³¹ - 1
    • x ≠ 0 or n > 0
    • -10⁴ ≤ result ≤ 10⁴

    Submit checks your solution against 9 tests, including hidden ones.

    /**
     * @param {double} x
     * @param {int} n
     * @return {double}
     */
    function myPow(x, n) {
      
    }
    
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