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Hi Terry,

For powers, you typically hold down the shift key and press the 6 at the top
of the keyboard to get the caret symbol (^). Then enter the power number,
which you may want to superscript. For roots, it's probably easiest to
express them as reciprocal or decimal powers. Alternatively, you can use the
Equation Editor or an Equation field (the latter via Insert|Field).

Cheers
 
how can you use powers/exponents with regular numbers
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Press Ctrl-Shift-+, then type the exponent, then press Ctrl-space to
return to normal formatting.

If the exponents are 2 and 3, you're better off to use the dedicated
characters. Press and hold Alt, then type the numbers 0178 on the
numeric keypad, then release Alt. (³ [cubed] is Alt-0179.)

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