php-doc-en/reference/math/functions/sqrt.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.sqrt">
<refnamediv>
<refname>sqrt</refname>
<refpurpose>Square root</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>float</type><methodname>sqrt</methodname>
<methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>arg</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Returns the square root of <parameter>arg</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<informalexample>
<programlisting>
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Precision depends on your precision directive
echo sqrt(9); // 3
echo sqrt(10); // 3.16227766 ...
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</informalexample>
</para>
<para>
See also <function>pow</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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