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HP COBOL II/XL Quick Reference Guide

SQRT 

The SQRT function returns a numeric value that is the square root of
parameter-1.  The function type is numeric.

Syntax 

     FUNCTION SQRT (parameter-1)

Parameters 

parameter-1           Must be class numeric; the value must be zero or
                      positive.

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