Calculate Nth root with integer arithmetic

Question

There are a couple of ways to find integer square roots using only integer arithmetic. For example this one. It makes for interesting reading and also a very interesting the

Answer 1

Algorithm more simple in VBA.

Public Function RootNth(radicand As Double, degree As Long) As Double
   Dim countDigits As Long, digit As Long, potency As Double
   Dim minDigit As Long, maxDigit As Long, partialRadicand As String
   Dim totalRadicand As String, remainder As Double

  radicand = Int(radicand)
  degree = Abs(degree)
  RootNth = 0
  partialRadicand = ""
  totalRadicand = CStr(radicand)
  countDigits = Len(totalRadicand) Mod degree
  countDigits = IIf(countDigits = 0, degree, countDigits)
  Do While totalRadicand <> ""
     partialRadicand = partialRadicand + Left(totalRadicand, countDigits)
     totalRadicand = Mid(totalRadicand, countDigits + 1)
     countDigits = degree
     minDigit = 0
     maxDigit = 9
     Do While minDigit <= maxDigit
        digit = Int((minDigit + maxDigit) / 2)
        potency = (RootNth * 10 + digit) ^ degree
        If potency = Val(partialRadicand) Then
           maxDigit = digit
           Exit Do
        End If
        If potency < Val(partialRadicand) Then
           minDigit = digit + 1
        Else
           maxDigit = digit - 1
        End If
     Loop
     RootNth = RootNth * 10 + maxDigit
  Loop
   End Function