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Language/Type: JavaScript recursion
Author: Melissa Medsker-Galloway (on 2017/04/11)

Write a recursive function named exponent that accepts two integers representing a base and an exponent and returns the base raised to that exponent. For example, the call of exponent(3, 4) should return 34 or 81. If a negative exponent is passed, the function should throw an error with the message, "exponent should be non-negative".

Do not use loops or auxiliary data structures; solve the problem recursively.

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This is a function problem. Write a JavaScript function as described. Do not write a complete program; just the function(s) above.

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