sqrt(3)

NAME

   sqrt, sqrtf, sqrtl - square root function

SYNOPSIS

   #include <math.h>

   double sqrt(double x);
   float sqrtf(float x);
   long double sqrtl(long double x);

   Link with -lm.

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

   sqrtf(), sqrtl():
       _ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
           || /* Since glibc 2.19: */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
           || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

   These functions return the nonnegative square root of x.

RETURN VALUE

   On success, these functions return the square root of x.

   If x is a NaN, a NaN is returned.

   If x is +0 (-0), +0 (-0) is returned.

   If x is positive infinity, positive infinity is returned.

   If x is less than -0, a domain error occurs, and a NaN is returned.

ERRORS

   See  math_error(7) for information on how to determine whether an error
   has occurred when calling these functions.

   The following errors can occur:

   Domain error: x less than -0
          errno is set  to  EDOM.   An  invalid  floating-point  exception
          (FE_INVALID) is raised.

ATTRIBUTES

   For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
   attributes(7).

   
   Interface                 Attribute      Value   
   
   sqrt(), sqrtf(), sqrtl()  Thread safety  MT-Safe 
   

CONFORMING TO

   C99, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.

   The variant returning double also conforms to SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89.

SEE ALSO

   cbrt(3), csqrt(3), hypot(3)

COLOPHON

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                              2016-03-15                           SQRT(3)

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