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How do I find a root of a numberusing either a function or anoperator i Excel
e.g. the fourth root of 64?
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Hi

=POWER(64,1/4)
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=64^(1/4)


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e.g. the fourth root of 64?



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I would use:


=CellReftogetRootFor^(1/rootPower)
eg

=A1^(1/4)


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Two ways come to mind: =64^(1/4) or =power(64,1/4)

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