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.Dd February 15, 2020
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.Dt SQRT 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm cbrt ,
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.Nm cbrtf ,
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.Nm cbrtl ,
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.Nm sqrt ,
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.Nm sqrtf ,
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.Nm sqrtl
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.Nd cube root and square root functions
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libm
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In math.h
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.Ft double
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.Fn cbrt "double x"
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.Ft float
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.Fn cbrtf "float x"
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.Ft long double
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.Fn cbrtl "long double x"
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.Ft double
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.Fn sqrt "double x"
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.Ft float
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.Fn sqrtf "float x"
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.Ft long double
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.Fn sqrtl "long double x"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn cbrt ,
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.Fn cbrtf ,
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and
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.Fn cbrtl
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functions compute
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the cube root of
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.Ar x .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn sqrt ,
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.Fn sqrtf ,
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and
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.Fn sqrtl
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functions compute the
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non-negative square root of
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.Ar x .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn cbrt ,
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.Fn cbrtf ,
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and
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.Fn cbrtl
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functions return the requested cube root.
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The
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.Fn sqrt ,
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.Fn sqrtf ,
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and
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.Fn sqrtl
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functions return the requested square root
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unless an error occurs.
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An attempt to take the
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.Fn sqrt
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of negative
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.Fa x
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raises an invalid exception and causes an \*(Na to be returned
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(except that the square root of -0 is valid and equal to -0.)
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr fenv 3 ,
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.Xr math 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn cbrt ,
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.Fn cbrtf ,
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.Fn cbrtl ,
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.Fn sqrt ,
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.Fn sqrtf ,
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and
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.Fn sqrtl
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functions conform to
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.St -isoC-99 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn cbrt
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function appeared in
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.Bx 4.3 .
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The
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.Fn sqrt
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function appeared in
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.At v2 .
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.Fn sqrtl
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function appeared in
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.Fx 8.0 .
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The
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.Fn cbrtl
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function appeared in
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.Fx 9.0 .
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