a = input("Please enter a number: ")
b = input("Please enter another number: ")
print("The type of thing returned by input is ", type(a))

a_number = float(a)
b_number = float(b)

answer = a_number ** (a_number + b_number)
print("The correct answer is: " + str(answer))

answer2 = a_number ** a_number + b_number
print("The unparenthesesed answer is: ", answer2)