POWER() Function in MySQL

POWER() function in MySQL is used to find the value of a number raised to the power of another number. It Returns the value of X raised to the power of Y. Syntax :

POWER(X, Y)

Parameter : This method accepts two parameter which are described below :

• X : It specifies the base number.
• Y : It specifies the exponent number.

Returns : It returns the value of X raised to the power of Y. Example-1 : Finding Power value when both base and exponent is positive using POWER() function.

SELECT POWER( 5, 4) AS Power_Value ;

Output :

Power_Value
625

Example-2 : Finding Power value when base and is positive but exponent is negative using POWER() function.

SELECT POWER( 2, -4) AS Power_Value ;

Output :

Power_Value
0.0625

Example-3 : Finding Power value when base and is negative but exponent is positive using POWER() function.

SELECT POWER( -3, 3) AS Power_Value ;

Output :

Power_Value
-27

Example-4 : Finding Power value when both base and exponent is negative using POWER() function.

SELECT POWER( -3, -4) AS Power_Value ;

Output :

Power_Value
0.012345679012345678

Example-5 : The POWER function can also be used to find the power value between column data. To demonstrate create a table named. Triangle.

CREATE TABLE Triangle(

    Type VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
    NoOfSides INT NOT NULL,
    Base INT NOT NULL,
    Height INT NOT NULL
);

Now inserting some data to the Triangle table :

INSERT INTO  
    Triangle(Type, NoOfSides, Base, Height )
VALUES
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 4, 3  ),
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 2, 5  ),
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 1, 7  ),
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 7, 9  ),
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 4, 6  ),
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 8, 3  ),
    ('Right-angled Triangle', 3, 10, 10  ) ;

Showing all data in Triangle Table -

Select * from Triangle ;

Type	NoOfSides	Base	Height
Right-angled Triangle	3	4	3
Right-angled Triangle	3	2	5
Right-angled Triangle	3	1	7
Right-angled Triangle	3	7	9
Right-angled Triangle	3	4	6
Right-angled Triangle	3	8	3
Right-angled Triangle	3	10	10

Now, we are going to find the hypotenuse and area for each Right-angled Triangle.

SELECT 
    *,
    sqrt(POWER(Base, 2) + POWER(Height, 2))  AS Hypotenuse,
    0.5 * Base * Height as Area  
FROM Triangle;    

Output :

Type	NoOfSides	Base	Height	Hypotenuse	Area
Right-angled Triangle	3	4	3	5	6.0
Right-angled Triangle	3	2	5	5.385164807134504	5.0
Right-angled Triangle	3	1	7	7.0710678118654755	3.5
Right-angled Triangle	3	7	9	11.40175425099138	31.5
Right-angled Triangle	3	4	6	7.211102550927978	12.0
Right-angled Triangle	3	8	3	8.54400374531753	12.0
Right-angled Triangle	3	10	10	14.142135623730951	50.0