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How do I get the nth root of a number?
I need to calculate the 9th root of a number. If I go the route of log()/9,
there is no function for antilog. Anybody help? |
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=A1^(1/9)
Tim C "Keithg" wrote in message ... I need to calculate the 9th root of a number. If I go the route of log()/9, there is no function for antilog. Anybody help? |
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Try this instead
=number^(1/n) Or =cellref^(1/n) You could alo use the POWER function =POWER(8,1/3) returns 2 Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:07:02 -0800, Keithg wrote: I need to calculate the 9th root of a number. If I go the route of log()/9, there is no function for antilog. Anybody help? |
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You have good answers to your questions but I think you should know that
there is an antilog. The log (base 10 for simplicity) function is defined thus: IF X = 10^Y then LOG(X)=Y Try it with 100. Since 100=10^2 we write LOG(100)=2 So if we know that Y is the LOG of X, we find X using 10^Y What is the antilog of 2? Clearly it is 10^2 or 100 In brief ANTILOG(Y) is the same as 10^Y Sorry for the lecture but I retired recently and miss the classroom! best wishes Bernard "Keithg" wrote in message ... I need to calculate the 9th root of a number. If I go the route of log()/9, there is no function for antilog. Anybody help? |
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