How do I combine units as a product and/or raise part of a unit to a power?

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To raise a simple unit to a power you simply need to use superscript or the equivalent expression text

For example: mm^(3) or mm³

However some units are actually a product combination of simple units

For example: kNm or kip_ft

Furthermore you may wish to only raise part of that unit to a power such as

For example: kN.m³ or kip.ft² - these are not the same as (kNm)³ or (kipft)²

How do you do this?

Solution

This can be achieved by splitting the unit with the multiplication symbol to define the product and placing brackets around the whole unit. The brackets cannot be ommited.

For example: (kN x m³)