What is IMPOWER function in Excel?
IMPOWER function is one of Engineering functions in Microsoft Excel that returns a complex number in x + yi or x + yj text format raised to a power.
Syntax of IMPOWER function
IMPOWER(inumber, number)
The IMPOWER function syntax has the following arguments:
- Inumber: A complex number you want to raise to a power.
- Number: The power to which you want to raise the complex number.
IMPOWER formula explanation
- Use COMPLEX to convert real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number.
- If number is nonnumeric, IMPOWER returns the #VALUE! error value.
- Number can be an integer, fractional, or negative.
- A complex number raised to a power is calculated as follows:
where:
and:
and:
Example of IMPOWER function
Steps to follow:
1. Open a new Excel worksheet.
2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1
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| Formula | Description | Result |
| =IMPOWER(“2+3i”, 3) | 2+3i raised to the power of 3 (-46 + 9i) | -46+9.00000000000001i |