Question

In MS Excel what is the syntax for power function?

• A. Power (number, Power)
• B. Power= (number, Power)
• C. = Power (number, Power)
• D. = Power (Power, number)

Answer 1

Answer:

C. = Power (number, Power)

Syntax

POWER(number,power)

Number     is the base number. It can be any real number.

Power     is the exponent to which the base number is raised.

Remark

The "^" operator can be used instead of POWER to indicate to what power the base number is to be raised, such as in 5^2.

Examples

Formula	Description (Result)
=POWER(5,2)	5 squared (25)
=POWER(98.6,3.2)	98.6 raised to the power of 3.2 (2401077)
=POWER(4,5/4)	4 raised to the power of 5/4 (5.656854)