exponentials

I want to calculate x^d where d is eiter a positive or negative number. I
thought that this could be accomplished with logarithms to the base 10. So if
d is say 3 then 3*logx= some number but here is the problem. How to convert
the result back into 8 whole number that is base 10. For example, if d is
positive and 3 and x is 2 then using a calculator: 2^3 = 3log2=3*.301029
=.903089 then the anti log of .903089 = 8. I can't find the antilog function
in the 2000 Excel. If d is negative then this may be the only way to do it.
Thank you.

Hi. In cell A1, we can enter...

=3*LOG10(2)
to get your 0.90309

In another cell we can enter either of these...
=10^A1
=POWER(10,A1)

to get 8.
--
HTH. :>)
Dana DeLouis
Windows XP, Office 2003


"CJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I want to calculate x^d where d is eiter a positive or negative number. I
> thought that this could be accomplished with logarithms to the base 10. So
> if
> d is say 3 then 3*logx= some number but here is the problem. How to
> convert
> the result back into 8 whole number that is base 10. For example, if d is
> positive and 3 and x is 2 then using a calculator: 2^3 = 3log2=3*.301029
> =.903089 then the anti log of .903089 = 8. I can't find the antilog
> function
> in the 2000 Excel. If d is negative then this may be the only way to do
> it.
> Thank you.

Very good, thank you.

"Dana DeLouis" wrote:

> Hi. In cell A1, we can enter...
>
> =3*LOG10(2)
> to get your 0.90309
>
> In another cell we can enter either of these...
> =10^A1
> =POWER(10,A1)
>
> to get 8.
> --
> HTH. :>)
> Dana DeLouis
> Windows XP, Office 2003
>
>
> "CJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I want to calculate x^d where d is eiter a positive or negative number. I
> > thought that this could be accomplished with logarithms to the base 10. So
> > if
> > d is say 3 then 3*logx= some number but here is the problem. How to
> > convert
> > the result back into 8 whole number that is base 10. For example, if d is
> > positive and 3 and x is 2 then using a calculator: 2^3 = 3log2=3*.301029
> > =.903089 then the anti log of .903089 = 8. I can't find the antilog
> > function
> > in the 2000 Excel. If d is negative then this may be the only way to do
> > it.
> > Thank you.
>
>
>