SQRT Function

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Visio 2013

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Syntax
Remarks
Example

Returns the square root of a number.

SQRT(number)

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

number

Required

Numeric

The number whose square root you want to find.

Return Value

Numeric

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

SQRT(2)

Returns 1.4142.

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