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Post by tronador » 27 November 12 9:33 pm

Can someone tell me what this means ^ in an equation on a cache page?????

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Post by MajuraHathi » 27 November 12 9:37 pm

Could it be "to the power of" ?
eg
6^2 = 6 x 6 or
6^3 = 6 x 6 x 6

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Post by tronador » 27 November 12 9:41 pm

No idea, the equation is;
C^D-B-A+sqrt(B)

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Post by MajuraHathi » 27 November 12 9:48 pm

That equation looks like it could be using Excel functions.
(C to the power D) - B + A + (square root of B)

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Post by tronador » 27 November 12 9:49 pm

Thanks I think you are right. but have no idea how to do excel functions so did it by mental arithmatic, and looks good.

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