You could say the same about CONCATENATE, totally superfluous IMO.

The only redeeming (?) feature (true of POWER also) is that it is more
self-documenting than &.

Bob

"David J. Braden" wrote in message
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Bob,
FWIW, POWER is somewhat slower than what I suggested. Why it is even
included in Excel is one of those Redmond mysteries that I'll never
fathom.

DaveB

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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You can also use POWER

=POWER(27,1/3)

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HTH

RP
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"derskell" wrote in message
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I would appreciate if someone could tell me how I insert a cube root
value
into a formula and what symbol do I use.

Thanks