Article ID: 28652 - Last Review: November 16, 2006 - Revision: 4.1

Works: How to Find the Nth Root of a Number

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SUMMARY

To find the nth root of a number, raise that number to the power of 1/n. The form the equation is as follows:
= num^(1/n)
For example, to find the cube root of 8 in a cell of the spreadsheet, type the following:
=8^(1/3)
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Works 2.0a
  • Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Works 3.0a
  • Microsoft Works 3.0b
  • Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Works 4.5a
  • Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Works 4.0a
  • Microsoft Works 1.1 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Works 2.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Works 3.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Works 4.0 for Macintosh
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