POWER function

Returns a number raised to a power.

Sample Usage

POWER(4,0.5)

POWER(A2,B2)

POWER(2,5)

Syntax

POWER(base, exponent)

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

  • exponent - The exponent to raise base to.

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.

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

General use of POWER function

Result

Formula

16

=POWER(2, 4)

5.196152423

=POWER(3, 1.5)

0

=POWER(0, 10)

1

=POWER(10, 0)

-2

=POWER(-8, 1/3)

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