The SQRT function is fully automatic and will return the square root of any positive number. For example, to get the square root of 25, you can use:
=SQRT(25) // returns 5
To get the square root of 16:
=SQRT(16...
In geometry, the formula for calculating the surface area of a right cone is:
The Greek letter π ("pi") represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. In Excel, π is represented in a formula...
In geometry, the formula for calculating the volume of a cone is:
The formula for calculating the volume of a cone is based on the formula for calculating the volume of a pyramid. Since the base of a cone is a...
In geometry, a sphere is defined as the set of points that are all the same distance (r) from a given point in a three-dimensional space. The formula for calculating the volume of a sphere is:
Where r represents...
In geometry, the area enclosed by a circle with radius (r) is defined by the following formula: πr2
The Greek letter π ("pi") represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. In Excel, π is...
In geometry, a sphere is defined as the set of points that are all the same distance (r) from a given point in a three-dimensional space. The formula for calculating the surface area of a sphere is:
The Greek...
This example shows one way to calculate BMI (Body Mass Index) in Excel. The standard BMI formula is:
BMI = weight (kg) / height (m)2
The approach used here is to first convert height in inches and feet to meters, and...
In geometry, the standard formula for calculating the surface area of a cylinder is:
In essence, this formula first calculates the area of the side of the cylinder, based on the circumference of the circle times...
In geometry, the formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder is:
The Greek letter π ("pi") represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. In Excel, π is represented in a formula with...
By definition, the nth root of a number can be calculated by raising that number to the power of 1/n. Exponents are entered using the exponentiation operator (^), with a number on the left and power on the right. So, in...
The cube root of a number can be calculated manually with the exponentiation operator (^) or with the POWER function.
Manually with ^
The cube root of a number can be calculated manually by raising a number to the (1/...