RosettaCodeData/Task/Nth-root/VBA/nth-root.vba

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Private Function nth_root(y As Double, n As Double)
Dim eps As Double: eps = 0.00000000000001 '-- relative accuracy
Dim x As Variant: x = 1
Do While True
d = (y / x ^ (n - 1) - x) / n
x = x + d
e = eps * x '-- absolute accuracy
If d > -e And d < e Then
Exit Do
End If
Loop
Debug.Print y; n; x; y ^ (1 / n)
End Function
Public Sub main()
nth_root 1024, 10
nth_root 27, 3
nth_root 2, 2
nth_root 5642, 125
nth_root 7, 0.5
nth_root 4913, 3
nth_root 8, 3
nth_root 16, 2
nth_root 16, 4
nth_root 125, 3
nth_root 1000000000, 3
nth_root 1000000000, 9
End Sub