gmp_sqrt

Calculate square root

Description

GMP gmp_sqrt(GMPintstring $num)

Calculates square root of num.

Parameters

num

A GMP object, an int or a numeric string.

Return Values

The integer portion of the square root, as a GMP number.

Examples

Example #1 gmp_sqrt example

<?php
$sqrt1 = gmp_sqrt("9");
$sqrt2 = gmp_sqrt("7");
$sqrt3 = gmp_sqrt("1524157875019052100");

echo gmp_strval($sqrt1) . "\n";
echo gmp_strval($sqrt2) . "\n";
echo gmp_strval($sqrt3) . "\n";
?>

The above example will output:

3
2
1234567890