sqrt

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Defined in header <math.h>
float       sqrtf( float arg );
(since C99)
double      sqrt( double arg );
long double sqrtl( long double arg );
(since C99)

Computes square root of arg.

[edit] Parameters

arg - floating point or integer value

[edit] Return value

Square root of arg.

Domain error occurs if arg is negative. NAN is returned in that case.

[edit] See also

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computes cubic root (3x)
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raises a number to the given power (xy)
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