Square a value
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 7 |
Formula: C2: =POWER(A2,2)
Result: 49
Seven squared is forty-nine.
Google Sheets function
POWER in Google Sheets
POWER with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the POWER Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Compound factor
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rate | Periods |
| 2 | 1.05 | 3 |
Formula: D2: =POWER(A2,B2)
Result: 1.157625
The 1.05 factor is applied three times.
Reciprocal
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 4 |
Formula: C2: =POWER(A2,-1)
Result: 0.25
An exponent of -1 returns the reciprocal.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in D2: =POWER(A6,B6)
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number | Step | Result | |
| 2 | 1234.567 | 50 | 15.625 | |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 4 | -4.7 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 144 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 50 | 12 |
Result in D2: 15.625
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