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=SQRT(value)

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or if you remember your maths

=A1^(1/2)

which extends into

=A1^(1/3) etc

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And just to complete the pictu
=POWER(A1,1/2)
But SQRT is better from a documentation point of view - most people would
guess what it means!

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