diff --git a/src/exponentials.c b/src/exponentials.c
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+#include "exponentials.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+double* exponentials_double(int base, int exponent) {
+    double* result = malloc(sizeof(double));
+    *result = pow(base, exponent);
+    return result;
+}
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diff --git a/src/exponentials.h b/src/exponentials.h
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+#ifndef THEADMIRALS_EXPONENTIALS_H
+#define THEADMIRALS_EXPONENTIALS_H
+
+double* exponentials_double(int, int);
+
+#endif //THEADMIRALS_EXPONENTIALS_H
diff --git a/test/test_exponentials.c b/test/test_exponentials.c
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+#include "../src/exponentials.h"
+#include "unity.h"
+#include "limits.h"
+
+void setUp(void) {
+    // set stuff up here
+}
+
+void tearDown(void) {
+    // clean stuff up here
+}
+
+void test_exponentials_calculatenumfrombaseandexponent(void) {
+    double expectedResult = 32.000000;
+    double* result;
+    result = exponentials_double(2, 5);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_DOUBLE(expectedResult, *result);
+}
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