RosettaCodeData/Task/Exponentiation-operator/Scala/exponentiation-operator-2.scala

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@tailrec def powI[N](n: N, exponent: Int, acc:Int=1)(implicit num: Integral[N]): N = {
exponent match {
case 0 => acc
case _ if exponent % 2 == 0 => powI(n * n, exponent / 2, acc)
case _ => powI(n, (exponent - 1), acc*n)
}
}