can someone show me how to enter this formula in excel.
=[(+11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2]1/2
The answer is 13.71 it has to do with color L*a*b*
PeterAtherton - 20 Sep 2006 18:10 GMT
Frank
=SQRT((11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2)
regards
Peter
> can someone show me how to enter this formula in excel.
> =[(+11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2]1/2
>
> The answer is 13.71 it has to do with color L*a*b*
Frank Malone - 20 Sep 2006 18:29 GMT
Sure thank everyone for the help. I did recheck the way I entered formula
and it was that way in the book. I would never knew to drop the 1/2 and to
use SQRT
> Frank
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>> The answer is 13.71 it has to do with color L*a*b*
Bernard Liengme - 20 Sep 2006 18:14 GMT
a) =((11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2)^(1/2)
b) =SQRT((11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2)
answer is 13.71067102661

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> can someone show me how to enter this formula in excel.
> =[(+11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2]1/2
>
> The answer is 13.71 it has to do with color L*a*b*
Jim Reed - 20 Sep 2006 18:20 GMT
You left out the exponent "^" sign before the last exponent of 1/2.
Also, either put the fractional exponent in parentheses, or use 0.5 instead. Otherwise, Excel will raise the expression to the first power, and then divide the entire expression by 2.

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can someone show me how to enter this formula in excel.
=[(+11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2]1/2
The answer is 13.71 it has to do with color L*a*b*
Bernard Liengme - 20 Sep 2006 18:20 GMT
Or enter the numbers 11.1, 6.1 and 5.25 in A1, A2 and A3
use formula =SQRT(SUMSQ(A1:A3))
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> can someone show me how to enter this formula in excel.
> =[(+11.1)^2+(-6.1)^2+(-5.25)^2]1/2
>
> The answer is 13.71 it has to do with color L*a*b*