IMPOWER

Syntax:

IMPOWER ( complex-number , y )

Description: Computes the complex number complex-number raised to the power y.

Mathematical Formula:

where:

and:

and:

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
complex-number	text	The complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format.
y	number	The exponent to which complex-number is to be raised.

 

Return Type and Value: text – A string containing complex-numbery, in x+yi or x+yj text format.

However, if complex-number is ill-formed, #NUM! is returned.

[Example:

IMPOWER("2.3+4.5i",2.5) results in -52.9752689709953+22.138528463954i
IMPOWER("-1-4j",-3.56) results in 6.34818926783845E-003+1.16156377299512E-003j

end example]