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 <lewstiv...@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 > > _______________________________________________ > gnumeric-list mailing list > gnumeric-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list > > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255784602561 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ gnumeric-list mailing list gnumeric-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnumeric-list