SQRT function

The SQRT function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. It is used to return the square root of a number.

Syntax

SQRT(number)

The SQRT function has the following argument:

Argument	Description
number	A numeric value for which you want to get the square root.

Notes

If the number value is negative, the function returns the #NUM! error.

How to apply the SQRT function.

Examples

The figure below displays the result returned by the SQRT function.