Function sqrt #
Calculate the square root of a value.
For matrices, if you want the matrix square root of a square matrix,
use the sqrtm function. If you wish to apply sqrt elementwise to
a matrix M, use math.map(M, math.sqrt).
Syntax #
math.sqrt(x)
Parameters #
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
x |
number | BigNumber | Complex | Unit | Value for which to calculate the square root. |
Returns #
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| number | BigNumber | Complex | Unit | Returns the square root of x |
Throws #
Type | Description —- | ———–
Examples #
math.sqrt(25) // returns 5
math.square(5) // returns 25
math.sqrt(-4) // returns Complex 2i
