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	Takes the square root of a positive or negative number. It works exactly the same as 2^^×^^√ or ^(1/2) but is smaller and uses an ending parenthesis. If used on a list, it will return a list with the square root of each element.		Takes the square root of a positive or negative number. It works exactly the same as 2<sup>×</sup>√ or ^(1/2) but is smaller and uses an ending parenthesis. If used on a list, it will return a list with the square root of each element.

	√(4)		√(4)

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{{Template:TI-BASIC:Command
|picture=SQUAREROOT.PNG
|summary=Take the square root of a number.
|syntax=√(''input'')
|location=Press 2nd √ to paste the √( command.
|compatibility=TI-83/84/+/SE
|size=1 byte
}}

Takes the square root of a positive or negative number. It works exactly the same as 2^^×^^√ or ^(1/2) but is smaller and uses an ending parenthesis. If used on a list, it will return a list with the square root of each element.

√(4)
2
√(2)
1.414213562

√({1,-1})
{1 i}

This may return a complex number or throw [[TI-BASIC:Errors#nonrealans|ERR:NONREAL ANS]] (depending on mode settings) if taking the square root of a negative number.

= Optimization =

Never raise something to the one-half power explicitly; use this command instead.

:X^(1/2)→X
can be
:√(X→X

= Error Conditions =

* '''[[TI-BASIC:Errors#nonrealans|ERR:NONREAL ANS]]''' when taking the square root of a negative number in [[TI-BASIC:Real_Mode|Real]] mode.

= Related Commands =

* [[TI-BASIC:Power|^]]
* [[TI-BASIC:Xroot|×√]]
* [[TI-BASIC:Cube_Root|³√(]]
* [[TI-BASIC:R►Pr(|R►Pr(]][[Category:TI-BASIC]]
[[Category:TIBD]]