Ch85 (Lua): Task 2

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diff --git a/challenge-085/tyler-wardhaugh/lua/ch-2.lua b/challenge-085/tyler-wardhaugh/lua/ch-2.lua
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+#!/usr/bin/env lua
+
+local t2 = {}
+
+function t2.has_power_expr(n)
+  local endpoint = function(x) return 1 + math.floor(math.log(n, x)) end
+  for a = 2,endpoint(2) do
+    for b = 2,endpoint(a) do
+      if n == a ^ b then
+        return 1
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  return 0
+end
+
+function t2.run(args)
+  print(t2.has_power_expr(tonumber(args[1])))
+end
+
+return t2