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    square root

    how can i write a program which will find the square root of a number?
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    Well generally you'd use the ^ symbol to square things but I don't think you can in C++, so I'd probably do:

    Code:
    int Square(int Number)
    {
        return Number * Number;
    }
    Also, I think there would already be functions to do this, probably in the math.h header or something. You might want to look that up.
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    That of course would square the number, not provide the square root of the number.
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    LOL Sorry! It's a bit late over here.

    That should read

    return Number / Number;

    Rather than
    return Number * Number;

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    return Number / Number;
    Number / Number is 1 unless Number is 0 in which case it's undefined.

    To get the square root of a number you can use the sqrt function in <cmath>
    Code:
    #include <cmath>
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        double n = 9.0;
        cout << "sqrt(" << n << ") = " << sqrt(n) <<'\n';
    }
    - lmov

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    Okay, I just lost all credibility on this forum.

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    And since I dont have <cmath>, what do I do?
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    Try <math.h>. Oh, you don't have that either?
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    nah i have that
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