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SQRT(X) SQuare RooT of X

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Returns the square root of X.

Same as: POWER(X,0.5).

Units:SQRT(units*units) --> units

If argument has units that are a perfect square the result will be the square root of the units.  If the argument is dimensionless, the result should be dimensionless.

Example:  

SQRT(9.0) is equal to 3.0.

 

Sample model: SQRT.mdl in FunctionExamples