Basic Micro Studio Syntax Manual

SQR (Square Root)
SQR returns the integer portion of the square root of the argument. Increased precision can be
obtained by multiplying the argument by an even square of 10, such as 100 or 10000.
Example 1
If the value of “num” is 64, the following statement will return the value of 8 (which is the square root
of 64).
answer = sqr num
Example 2
If the value of “num” is 220, the following statement will return the value 14, which is the integer
portion of 14.832..., the square root of 220.
answer = sqr num
Example 3
If more precision is required, multiply the argument by 100 or 10000. Using the example where “num”
= 220 a value 148 is returned, which is 10 times the square root of 220.
answer = sqr (num * 100)
Alternately,
answer = sqr (num * 10000)
the above example will return the value 1483, which is 100 times the square root of 220.
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