Can't find the error

[redutz]

#include<iostream>
#include<math.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int a,b,n=1,puterea=a;
cout<<"a=";
cin>>a;
cout<<"b=";
cin>>b;

while(n<=b){
puterea=puterea*a;
n++;
}

cout<<a<<"^"<<b"="<<puterea; *************
return 0;
}



So i ve just started learning C++ and i'm encountering some problems;
At the row with the stars i get the error = "Expected ; before string constant"

[Peter87]

You forgot << between b and "=".

[redutz]

Nvm,fixed it ,but now it wont give me the right numbers, I have to calculate a^b;
i get weird numbers like 4564460

[coder777]

You assigned a to puterea before a becomes valid.