require("../custom-methods")


// exponentiateStrings = function(string1, string2) {
//   // must have a powers function for strings because 100 ** 100 is too high for JS...
// }

// var powers = [];

// for (var a = 2; a <= 100; a++) {
//   for (var b = 2; b <= 100; b++) {
//     powers.push(exponentiateStrings(a.toString(), b.toString()));
//   }
// }

// var distinctPowers = [];
// var usedPowers = {};

// powers.forEach(function(power) {
//   if (!usedPowers[power]) {
//     distinctPowers.push(power);
//   }
//   usedPowers[power] = true;
// })

// console.log(distinctPowers.length);

exponentiateStrings = function(string1, string2) {
  // must have a powers function for strings because 100 ** 100 is too high for JS...
}

// var powers = [];

// for (var a = 2; a <= 100; a++) {
//   for (var b = 2; b <= 100; b++) {
//     powers.push(exponentiateStrings(a.toString(), b.toString()));
//   }
// }

// var distinctPowers = [];
// var usedPowers = {};

// powers.forEach(function(power) {
//   if (!usedPowers[power]) {
//     distinctPowers.push(power);
//   }
//   usedPowers[power] = true;
// })

// console.log(distinctPowers.length);

--- 
+++ 
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-exponentiateStrings = function(string1, string2) {
-  // must have a powers function for strings because 100 ** 100 is too high for JS...
-}
+require("../custom-methods")
+
+
+// exponentiateStrings = function(string1, string2) {
+//   // must have a powers function for strings because 100 ** 100 is too high for JS...
+// }
 
 // var powers = [];
 
Add and require custom-methods file
