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Python Number Sqrt() Method


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Description

The sqrt() method in Python number returns the square root of x for the values where x > 0. This math function in Python i.e. sqrt() method comprises a straightforward interface. It takes only one parameter i.e. x which signifies the square for which the user tries to calculate the square root. While executing this function the return value obtained in this case is the square root of the input number as a floating-point number.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for sqrt() method:

import math

math.sqrt( x )

Note - This function is not accessible directly, so we need to import the math module, and then we need to call this function using a math static object.

Parameters

  • x - This is a numeric expression.

Return Value

This method returns square root of x for x > 0.

Example

The following example shows the usage of sqrt() method.

#!/usr/bin/python
import math   # This will import math module

print "math.sqrt(100) : ", math.sqrt(100)
print "math.sqrt(7) : ", math.sqrt(7)
print "math.sqrt(math.pi) : ", math.sqrt(math.pi)

When we run the above program, it produces the following result:

math.sqrt(100) :  10.0
math.sqrt(7) :  2.64575131106
math.sqrt(math.pi) :  1.77245385091

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