The square root of the arguments.

Syntax

a = Sqrt(m)

Argument

Name

Description

m

A scalar, vector, or a matrix.

Output

Name

Description

s

The square root of each entry.

Example

Find the square root of the elements of a matrix:

Syntax

S = Sqrt([1,2;3,4])

Result

S = 1 1.414

   1.732 2

Comments

All arguments must be real. For negative arguments, the result will be imaginary.