SHIP:Sail:pow

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
sqrt	Float	v5.1.0	Return the square root of the given number

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail Numeric Functions
• abs, exp, expm1, ftoi, itof, max, min

Prototype

Float sqrt(Integer n);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
n	Integer	the number to take the suqare root of
Return	Float	the result of n^½

Detailed Description

The sqrt() function returns the square root of a number.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
sqrt(9);	3.0...
sqrt(130);	11.401754...
sqrt(-49);	nan