Square root

Square root ( number ) -> Function result

Parameter	Type		Description
number	Real	🡒	Number whose square root is calculated
Function result	Real	🡐	Square root of the number

Description

Square root returns the square root of number.

Example 1

The line:

 $vrSquareRootOfTwo :=Square root(2)

assigns the value 1.414213562373 to the variable $vrSquareRootOfTwo.

Example 2

The following method returns the hypotenuse of the right triangle whose two legs are passed as parameters:

  // Hypotenuse method
  // Hypotenuse ( real ; real ) -> real
  // Hypotenuse ( legA ; legB ) -> Hypotenuse
 var $0;$1;$2 : Real
 $0:=Square root(($1^2)+($2^2))

For instance, Hypotenuse (4;3) returns 5.