span class="lineno">  108</span>&#160;    <span class="comment">//2^x and 2^(x+1) through bit shifting 1 to the left by x and (x + 1) places</span></div><div class="line"><a name="l00109"></a><span class="lineno">  109</span>&#160;    uint8_t Q = (uint8_t)((Q8n8)exponent&gt;&gt;8); <span class="comment">// integer part</span></div><div class="line"><a name="l00110"></a><span class="lineno">  110</span>&#160;    uint8_t n = (uint8_t) exponent; <span class="comment">// fractional part</span></div><div class="