Java Math - sqrt() Method

The Java sqrt() method returns the square root of the given number. In special cases it returns the following:

• If the argument is NaN or less than zero, then the result is NaN.
• If the argument is positive infinity, then the result is positive infinity.
• If the argument is positive zero or negative zero, then the result is the same as the argument.

Syntax

public static double sqrt(double arg)

Parameters

Return Value

Returns the square root of the specified number.

Exception

NA.

Example:

In the example below, sqrt() method is used to find out the square root of the given number.

public class MyClass {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
  System.out.println(Math.sqrt(25)); 
  System.out.println(Math.sqrt(30)); 
  System.out.println(Math.sqrt(35.5)); 
  System.out.println(Math.sqrt(-25));     
 }
}

The output of the above code will be:

5.0
5.477225575051661
5.958187643906492
NaN