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ComputingCMath.h

sqrt

Square root function
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Interface

#include <math.h>
double sqrt (double x)
long sqrtl (long double x)
float sqrtf (float x)

#include <complex.h>
complex sqrt (complex x)
double complex csqrt (double complex x)
float complex csqrtf (float complex x)
long double complex csqrtl (long double complex x)

Description

The sqrt function computes the non-negative square root of x, i.e

sqrt(x)\inline =\sqrt x

For complex numbers x, sqrt returns the complex root of x, using the following formula where \inline \mathrm{arg}(x) is the argument of x.

Example:
Example - Square root function
Workings
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
  double x = 1234321;
  double result = sqrt(x);
  printf("The square root of %.2lf is %.2lf\n", x, result);
  return 0;
}
Solution
Ouput:
The square root of 1234321.00 is 1111.00

Special Values

sqrt ( -0 ) returns -0.

sqrt ( x ) returns a NaN and generates a domain error for x < 0.

Standards

The sqrt function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).

Compatibility

DOSUNIXWindowsANSI CC++ only
sqrtl••
Real sqrt••••
Complex sqrt•••
Complex csqrt••