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full formula below where CJ 5 is a %age. Could do with knowing what symbol is?

=($CJ$5+1)^(1/6)*CI7
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The "^" operator can be used instead of POWER() to indicate to what power the
base number is to be raised, such as in 5^2. This returns the result of a
number raised to a power

=POWER(5,2)

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full formula below where CJ 5 is a %age. Could do with knowing what symbol is?

=($CJ$5+1)^(1/6)*CI7
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hi
the caret symbol(^) mean "raise to the power of"
2^3 means 2 cubed or 2 x 2 x 2 or 8

http://phoenix.phys.clemson.edu/tuto...rithmetic.html

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full formula below where CJ 5 is a %age. Could do with knowing what symbol is?

=($CJ$5+1)^(1/6)*CI7
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DP

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