using excel to create data sets
If you are after -(0.2318^(5/4)), then Ron's solution gives the same answer,
but you could simply use =-(0.2318^(5/4)). If you are trying to calculate =(-0.2318)^(5/4) then the answer is not real but a complex number. The obvious comparison is that -(1^0.5) would be -1, but (-1)^0.5 is the imaginary number i. Similarly -(2^2) is -4, but (-2)^2 is +4. -- David Biddulph Ron@Buy wrote: A simple solution is to reformat your equation to (0.2318^(5/4))*-1 "Jess" wrote: Hi, i'm using the cells to create data sets, however, the function i typed in shows "#NUM!". I checked over my function and it came down to the problem that excel wouldn't let me calculate -0.2318^(5/4). I don't really understand why, since I can definitely calculate the value (to be -0.1608) using a scientific calculator. Can someone help me? |
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