Re: Does Gnumeric support a function that returns the root of an expression?

[Tim Schofield <tim weberpafrica com>]

Hi Lew,

The reverse is to raise to the power of 1/Y.

So to raise x to the power y:
=POWER(x,y)

To reverse:
=POWER(x,1/y)

HTH
Tim

On 19/02/2013, Lew Stivers <lewstivers medrosystems com> wrote:
> I have found the function to use to take an expression to a "y" power,  but
> I have been unable to locate the reverse.  I am trying to upgrade a
> spreadsheet to calculate the monthly interest to be compounded over a year
> based on knowing the desired annual rate of return.  My iPAD uses a Root
> function,  but I have been unable to find an equivalent in Gnumeric.
>
> Thank you for your guidance.
>
> Lew
>
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