Here are 3 easy ways to calculate the square root of a number in Microsoft Excel - using SQRT function, POWER function and Exponential formula.

You square a number when you multiply it by itself: 5 squared is 25, since 5 x 5 = 25. Reverse the process to find square roots. The square root of 25 is 5.

First, we can compute the square root of the stock price, which is 3.74. Then add a standard factor, which is the number 1 for this exercise. After we get the sum of 4.74, we can square it back to ...

If you have a number in the A1 cell, you need to use this formula like this: =SQRT(A1). No matter the number, you can calculate the square root using the SQRT function.