"Larry Hudson" <org### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message 
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> Trevor G Quayle wrote:
>> "RareBeast" <mdc### [at] bigpondcom> wrote:
> ...
>>>I have been using < 0, 0, 1.713> which is fine, but I was wondering if 
>>>there
>>>is anyway of doing it like < 0, 0, SQRT(3) > or some such.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>> <0,0,pow(3,1/3)>
>>
>
> 'Scuse me?  That would be cube root not square root.  Try pow(3,1/2).
>
Yes, bit tired and misread the 3 part as wanting the cube root.

RareBeast: Just so you know, the pow() function is used for all powers and 
roots (including cube roots...), the '^' operator having been removed a few 
versions ago.

-tgq

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