###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) was the previous version!)
# SDL_sqrt

Compute the square root of `x`.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h)

## Syntax

```c
double SDL_sqrt(double x);
```

## Function Parameters

|        |       |                                                           |
| ------ | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| double | **x** | floating point value. Must be greater than or equal to 0. |

## Return Value

(double) Returns square root of `x`.

## Remarks

Domain: `0 <= x <= INF`

Range: `0 <= y <= INF`

This function operates on double-precision floating point values, use
[SDL_sqrtf](SDL_sqrtf) for single-precision floats.

This function may use a different approximation across different versions,
platforms and configurations. i.e, it can return a different value given
the same input on different machines or operating systems, or if SDL is
updated.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

## See Also

- [SDL_sqrtf](SDL_sqrtf)

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