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35.Dd May 6, 1991
36.Dt SQRT 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm cbrt ,
40.Nm sqrt
41.Nd cube root and square root functions
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Fd #include <math.h>
44.Ft double
45.Fn cbrt "double x"
46.Ft float
47.Fn cbrtf "float x"
48.Ft double
49.Fn sqrt "double x"
50.Ft float
51.Fn sqrtf "float x"
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53The
54.Fn cbrt
55and
56.Fn cbrtf
57functions compute
58the cube root of
59.Ar x .
60.Pp
61The
62.Fn sqrt
63and
64.Fn sqrtf
65functions compute
66the non-negative square root of x.
67.Sh RETURN VALUES
68Exceptional conditions are handled by
69.Xr matherr 3 .
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr math 3 ,
72.Xr matherr 3
73.Sh HISTORY
74The
75.Fn cbrt
76function appeared in
77.Bx 4.3 .
78