Perfect square
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Area |
| 2 | 81 |
Formula: C2: =SQRT(A2)
Result: 9
Nine multiplied by nine is eighty-one.
Google Sheets function
SQRT in Google Sheets
SQRT with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the SQRT Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Decimal result
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Area |
| 2 | 2.25 |
Formula: C2: =SQRT(A2)
Result: 1.5
The square root of 2.25 is 1.5.
Distance from components
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | y |
| 2 | 3 | 4 |
Formula: D2: =SQRT(A2^2+B2^2)
Result: 5
The familiar 3-4-5 triangle combines squared components.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in D2: =SQRT(A5)
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number | Step | Result | |
| 2 | 1234.567 | 50 | 12 | |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 4 | -4.7 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 144 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 50 | 12 |
Result in D2: 12
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