Math.Sqrt Method
Silverlight
Returns the square root of a specified number.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- d
- Type: System.Double
A number.
Return Value
Type: System.DoubleValue of d | Returns |
|---|---|
Zero, or positive | The positive square root of d. |
Negative |
The square root of the area of a square represents the length of any side of the square. The following example displays the area of some cities in the United States and gives an impression of each city's size if it were represented by a square.
using System; using System.Windows.Media; public class Example { public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock) { outputBlock.FontFamily = new FontFamily("Courier New"); // Create an array containing the area of some squares. Tuple<string, double>[] areas = { Tuple.Create("Sitka, Alaska", 2870.3), Tuple.Create("New York City", 302.6), Tuple.Create("Los Angeles", 468.7), Tuple.Create("Detroit", 138.8), Tuple.Create("Chicago", 227.1), Tuple.Create("San Diego", 325.2) }; outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,-18} {1,14:N1} {2,30}\n\n", "City", "Area (mi.)", "Equivalent to a square with:"); foreach (var area in areas) outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,-18} {1,14:N1} {2,14:N2} miles per side\n", area.Item1, area.Item2, Math.Round(Math.Sqrt(area.Item2), 2)); } } // The example displays the following output: // City Area (mi.) Equivalent to a square with: // // Sitka, Alaska 2,870.3 53.58 miles per side // New York City 302.6 17.40 miles per side // Los Angeles 468.7 21.65 miles per side // Detroit 138.8 11.78 miles per side // Chicago 227.1 15.07 miles per side // San Diego 325.2 18.03 miles per side
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