Returns a square root of a number
Syntax
Usage
result = Sqr ( number )
Parameters
number
the number (greater than or equal to zero)
Return Value
Returns the square root of the argument number.
If number equals zero, Sqr returns zero.
If number is less than zero, Sqr returns a domain error (-1.#IND).
Description
This is the same as raising the argument number to the one-half power ( ^ 1/2). The required number argument can be any valid numeric expression greater than zero.
Example
Dim a As Single
Dim b As Single
Input "Please enter one side of a right triangle: ",a
Input "Please enter another side of a right triangle: ",b
Print ""
Print "The hypotenuse of the triangle has a length of"; Sqr ( a * a + b * b )
Sleep
The output would look like:
Please enter one side of a Right triangle: 3
Please enter another side of a Right triangle: 4
The hypotenuse of the triangle has a length of 5
Differences from QB
See also