sqrt
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
sqrt — Square root
Description
$num
): float
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); // 3
echo sqrt(10); // 3.16227766 ...
?>
See Also
- pow() - Exponential expression
M_SQRTPI
-sqrt(pi)
M_2_SQRTPI
-2/sqrt(pi)
M_SQRT2
-sqrt(2)
M_SQRT3
-sqrt(3)
M_SQRT1_2
-1/sqrt(2)