Calculates the square root of a number.
Sqrt ( n )
Argument |
Description |
---|---|
n |
The number for which you want the square root |
Double. Returns the square root of n.
Sqrt(n)
is
the same as n ^.5
.
Taking the square root of a negative number causes an execution error.
This expression returns 1.414213562373095:
Sqrt(2)
This expression results in an error at execution time:
Sqrt(-2)
Sqrt in the PowerScript Reference