PHP | gmp_sqrt() Function
The gmp_sqrt() is a built-in function in PHP which is used to calculate the square root of a GMP number (GNU Multiple Precision : For large numbers). This function returns only the integral part of the square root of the GMP number.
Syntax:
gmp_sqrt ( $num )
Parameters: This function accepts a GMP number $num as a mandatory parameter as shown in the above syntax. This parameter can be a GMP object in PHP version 5.6 and later, or we are also allowed to pass a numeric string provided that it is possible to convert that string to a number.
Return Value: This function returns a GMP number which is the square root of a GMP number passed to it as parameter. This function only returns the integral part of the square root of the GMP number passed to it as argument.
Examples:
Input : "9"
Output : 3
Input : "24"
Output : 4
Below programs illustrate the gmp_sqrt() function in PHP :
Program 1: Program to calculate the square root of a GMP number when numeric strings as GMP numbers are passed as arguments.
<?php
$num1 = "9" ;
$num2 = "24" ;
$squareRoot = gmp_sqrt( $num1 );
echo $squareRoot . "\n" ;
$squareRoot = gmp_sqrt( $num2 );
echo $squareRoot . "\n" ;
?>
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Output:
3
4
Program 2: Program to calculate the square root of a GMP number when GMP numbers are passed as arguments.
<?php
$num1 = gmp_init(9, 10);
$num2 = gmp_init(24, 10);
$squareRoot = gmp_sqrt( $num1 );
echo $squareRoot . "\n" ;
$squareRoot = gmp_sqrt( $num2 );
echo $squareRoot . "\n" ;
?>
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Output:
3
4
Reference:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.gmp-sqrt.php
Last Updated :
14 Apr, 2018
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