Math Class

Find square root of a number using Math.sqrt

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      /*
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      Find square root of a number using Math.sqrt
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      This java example shows how to find square root of a given number using
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      sqrt method of Java Math class.
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      */
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      public class FindSquareRootExample {
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      public static void main(String[] args) {
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      /*
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      * To find square root value of a number, use
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      * static double sqrt(double d1) method Java Math class.
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      */
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      //returns square root of 9, i.e. 3
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      System.out.println(Math.sqrt(9));
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      //returns square root of 25.5
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      System.out.println(Math.sqrt(25.5));
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      }
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      }
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      /*
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      Output would be
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      3.0
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      5.049752469181039
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      */

    • Here is a website that explains the algorithm for calculating sqrt without a math library.

      homeschoolmath.net/teaching/square-root-algorithm.php

  • if i use the System.out.println(Math.sqrt(25.5)); but instead putting a Double where the 25.5 is, will it work? because it doesn’t work for me:S

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