# C++ Program - Square Root of a Number

If a number is multiplied by itself ($n*n$), the final number will be the square of that number and finding the square root of a number is inverse operation of squaring the number. If x is the square root of y, it can be expressed as below:

$x = \sqrt{y}$

Alternatively, it can also be expressed as:

$x^2 = y$

### Example: Using sqrt() function of C++ <cmath> header file

The sqrt() function of C++ <cmath> header file can be used to return square root of a number.

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main() {
double x = 16;
double y = 25;

double x1 = sqrt(x);
double y1 = sqrt(y);
cout<<"Square root of "<<x<<" is "<<x1<<"\n";
cout<<"Square root of "<<y<<" is "<<y1<<"\n";
return 0;
}


Output

Square root of 16.0 is 4.0
Square root of 25.0 is 5.0


### Example: Using pow() function of C++ <cmath> header file

The pow() function of C++ <cmath> header file can also be used to calculate square root of a number.

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main() {
double x = 16;
double y = 25;

double x1 = pow(x, 0.5);
double y1 = pow(y, 0.5);
cout<<"Square root of "<<x<<" is "<<x1<<"\n";
cout<<"Square root of "<<y<<" is "<<y1<<"\n";
return 0;
}


Output

Square root of 16.0 is 4.0
Square root of 25.0 is 5.0