N root Function?

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Czar Flavius
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By the power of maths
SuperStrict

Print "Square root of 4 is " + nroot(4, 2)
Print "Cube root of 27 is " + nroot(27, 3)

Function nroot:Float(number:Float, n:Float)
	Return number ^ (1/n)
End Function


To find the n-th root of a number, raise that number to the power of 1/n. So 4 to the power of (1/2) is 2.