Difference between revisions of "SHIP:Sail:sqrt"

Latest revision as of 11:19, 14 October 2016


Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
sqrt	Float	v5.1.0	Calculates the square root of a number (√n)

Parameter	Data Type	Description
n	Float	the number to take the square root of
Return	Float	the result of √n

The sqrt() function returns the square root of the given number (√n).

Example	Result	Notes
`sqrt(121);`	11.000000...
`sqrt(500);`	22.360679...

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 __NOTOC__
 {{SailFuncTableStart|}}<onlyinclude>
-|{{SailFunc|sqrt}}||{{DataType|Float}}||style="text-align:center;"|v5.1.0||Return &radic;number{{v5}}</onlyinclude>
+|{{SailFunc|sqrt}}||{{DataType|Float}}||style="text-align:center;"|v5.1.0||Calculates the square root of a number (&radic;n)</onlyinclude>
 |}
 == See Also: ==
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 *[[SHIP:Sail:Functions|Sail Functions]]
 *[[SHIP:Sail:Numeric Functions|Sail Numeric Functions]]
-*{{SailFunc|abs}}, {{SailFunc|ceil}}, {{SailFunc|floor}}, {{SailFunc|ftoi}}, {{SailFunc|itof}}, {{SailFunc|max}}, {{SailFunc|min}}
+*{{SailFunc|abs}}, {{SailFunc|exp}}, {{SailFunc|log}}
 == Prototype ==
 <code>{{DataType|Float}} {{SailFunc|sqrt}}({{DataType|Float}} n);</code>
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 == Detailed Description ==
-The <code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}()</code> function returns the square root of the given number.
+The <code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}()</code> function returns the square root of the given number (&radic;n).
 == Examples ==
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 ! scope="col" style="text-align:left" | Notes
 |-
-|<code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}(1);</code> || 1.000000... ||
+|<code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}(121);</code> || 11.000000... ||
 |-
-|<code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}(27);</code> || 5.186152... ||
+|<code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}(500);</code> || 22.360679... ||
-|-
-|<code>{{SailFunc|sqrt}}(100);</code> || 10.000000... ||
 |}
+[[Category:Numeric Functions]]