sqrt()

Purpose

Find the square root of the specfied number

Description

The mathematical square root function which is the number which when multiplied by itself will give you the specfied number. If you try to find the square root of a negative number it will return nan (not a number)

Syntax

result = sqrt( number )

Arguments

number number to find the square root of

result square root of the number

Example

// Pythagoras: for a right angled triangle with side lengths a,b and c (where c is the longest side) a*a + b*b = c*c
a = 3
b = 4
c = sqrt( a * a + b * b )
print( "c = ", c )
update()
sleep( 3 )

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