public double METHOD_1 ( double x , int n ) { if ( n < 0 ) { return 1 / ( METHOD_2 ( x , ( - n ) ) ) ; } else { return METHOD_2 ( x , n ) ; } } 

public double METHOD_1 ( double x , int n ) { if ( n < 0 ) { return 1 / ( METHOD_2 ( x , n ) ) ; } else { return METHOD_2 ( x , n ) ; } } 
