Manuals/calci/SQRT

SQRT(Value)

• $Value$ is any positive number.
  • SQRT(), returns a positive square root.

Description

• This function gives the square root of a positive real number.
• Squaring is the value that can be multiplied by itself to give the original number.
• The square root of a number is the inverse operation of squaring that number.
• The root of a number is an equal factor of the number.
• Every non-negative real number a has only one non-negative square root, called the principal square root, which is denoted by ${\sqrt {a}}$, where ${\sqrt {}}$ is called the radical sign or radix.
• Square roots of positive whole numbers that are not perfect squares are always irrational numbers.
• Numbers not expressible as a ratio of two integers .

    This function will give the result as NaN when n is a negative number.

Examples

1. =SQRT(0)=0
2. =SQRT(1)=1
3. =SQRT(136)= 11.661903789690601
4. =SQRT(ABS(-625))= 25
5. =1..10@SQRT

1..10@SQRT

Number	Square Root
1	1
2	1.4142135623730951
3	1.7320508075688772
4	2
5	2.23606797749979
6	2.449489742783178
7	2.6457513110645907
8	2.8284271247461903
9	3
10	3.1622776601683795

Related Videos

SQRT

See Also

• SQRTPI
• POWER

References

• Square Root

• List of Main Z Functions

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