POW

Returns a number raised to a power.

Sample Usage

POW(4,0.5)

POW(A2,B2)

POW(2,5)

Syntax

POW(base, exponent)

• base - The number to raise to the exponent power.

  • If base is negative, exponent must be an integer.

• exponent - The exponent to raise base to.

Notes

• POW is equivalent to the POWER function.

See Also

SQRTPI: Returns the positive square root of the product of Pi and the given positive number.

SQRT: Returns the positive square root of a positive number.

POWER: Returns a number raised to a power.

LOG10: Returns the logarithm of a number, base 10.

LOG: Returns the logarithm of a number given a base.

LN: Returns the logarithm of a number, base e (Euler’s number).

GAMMALN: Returns the logarithm of a specified Gamma function, base e (Euler’s number).

EXP: Returns Euler’s number, e (~2.718) raised to a power.

Examples