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Function sqrt

Calculate the square root of a value.

For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.

Syntax

math.sqrt(x)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
x Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | Array | Matrix | null Value for which to calculate the square root.

Returns

Type Description
Number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix Returns the square root of x

Examples

math.sqrt(25);                // returns 5
math.square(5);               // returns 25
math.sqrt(-4);                // returns Complex -2i

See also

square, multiply