diff --git a/src/Maths/Abs.hs b/src/Maths/Abs.hs
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+module Maths.Abs where
+
+import Prelude hiding (abs)
+
+-- The absolute value of a number greater than or equal to 0 is simply that number.
+-- The absolute value of a number less than 0 is the negation of that number
+abs :: (Num a, Ord a) => a -> a
+abs n | n < 0 = negate n
+      | otherwise = n
diff --git a/src/Maths/PowerUsingRecursion.hs b/src/Maths/PowerUsingRecursion.hs
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+module Maths.PowerUsingRecursion where
+
+-- Raise a base to the power of the exponent using recursion
+
+power :: Int -> Int -> Int 
+power _ 0 = 1
+power b n | n > 0 = b * power b (n -1)
+          | otherwise = error "Integer exponentiation not defined for negative exponents"