Ruby | Rational ** method

The ** is an inbuilt method in Ruby returns the rational number by performing exponentiation between two rational numbers.

Syntax: rat1 ** rat2

Parameters: The function accepts no parameter

Return Value: It returns the rational number by performing exponentiation between two rational numbers.

Example 1:

# Ruby program for ** method

# Initialize rational number
rat1 = Rational(-4, 2)
rat2 = Rational(8, 2)

# Prints the rational number
puts rat1 ** rat2

Output:

16/1

Example 2:

# Ruby program for ** method

# Initialize rational number
rat1 = Rational(-4, 2)

# Prints the rational number
puts rat1 ** 0

Output:

1/1