# \_root of my problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-of-my-problems/62323>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-of-my-problems/62323 "2004-08-26T22:27:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![EdmundRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@EdmundRat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EdmundRat)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-of-my-problems/62323/1 "2004-08-26T22:27:27Z")

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I was working on my physics by making some bouncing circles. Normally I would type in the same code in every bouncing circle I made. Fortunately someone noticed and suggested I use “\_root”, unfortunately he doesn’t know how to use it either. I’ve been searching for tutorials regarding it but can’t seem to find any.  
Anyone who knows where to look?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-of-my-problems/62323/2 "2004-08-26T22:54:11Z")

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\_root.function() ??

\_root.gotoAndPlay(23); for example… if it was that u didn’t know how to use…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-of-my-problems/62323/3 "2004-08-26T23:42:35Z")

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\_root.varname, \_root.mcname.varname… Look up “dot notation”.