PHP: sqrt - Manual

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

sqrtSquare root

Description

Returns the square root of num.

Parameters

num

The argument to process

Return Values

The square root of num or the special value NAN for negative numbers.

Examples

Example #1 sqrt() example

<?php
// Precision depends on your precision directive
echo sqrt(9), PHP_EOL; // 3
echo sqrt(10), PHP_EOL; // 3.16227766 ...
?>

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