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sqrt

Name

sqrt — Returns the square root of the given argument.

Synopsis

float sqrt(num); float num: Number from which to derive square root

Returns

Square root of a number; NAN for negative values

Description

sqrt() returns the square root of a number. This function returns the string 'NAN' (for 'Not a Number') when given a negative value in num .

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

Example

Example 692. Calculate the square root of a number

$org = 25;
echo "The square root of $org is ", sqrt($org);

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