diff --git a/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml b/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml
index 9ae148a534..b15793e5a7 100644
--- a/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml
+++ b/reference/bc/functions/bcpow.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/bc.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.bcpow">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>string</type><methodname>bcpow</methodname>
-      <methodparam><type>number</type><parameter>x</parameter></methodparam>
-      <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>x</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
       <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
diff --git a/reference/bc/functions/bcscale.xml b/reference/bc/functions/bcscale.xml
index 66095a8e1b..4136f86aed 100644
--- a/reference/bc/functions/bcscale.xml
+++ b/reference/bc/functions/bcscale.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/bc.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.bcscale">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
-      <type>string</type><methodname>bcscale</methodname>
+      <type>bool</type><methodname>bcscale</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>scale</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      This function sets the default scale parameter for all subsequent
      bc math functions that do not explicitly specify a scale
-     parameter.
+     parameter. &return.success;
     </para>
     <para>
      <example>