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$ZSQR

Returns the square root of a specified number.

Synopsis

$ZSQR(n)

Parameter

Argument Description
n Any positive number, or zero. (The null string and nonnumeric string values are treated as a zero.) Can be specified as a value, a variable, or an expression.

Description

$ZSQR returns the square root of n. It returns the square root of 1 as 1. It returns the square root of 0 and the square root of a null string ("") as 0. Specifying a negative number invokes an <ILLEGAL VALUE> error. You can use the absolute value function $ZABS to convert negative numbers to positive numbers.

Examples

The following example returns the square root of a user-supplied number.

   READ "Input number for square root: ",num
   IF num<0 { WRITE "ILLEGAL VALUE: no negative numbers" }
   ELSE { WRITE $ZSQR(num) }
   QUIT

Here are some specific examples:

   WRITE $ZSQR(2)

returns 1.414213562373095049.

   WRITE $ZSQR($ZPI)

returns 1.772453850905516027.

See Also

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