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# std::sqrt(std::complex)

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< cpp‎ | numeric‎ | complex

Defined in header `<complex>` |  |
template< class T > complex<T> sqrt( const complex<T>& x ); |  |

Computes the square root of the complex number `x`.

The branch cuts are along the negative real axis. `sqrt` computes the square root in the range of the right half-plane. If `x` is a negative real number, the return value will lie on the positive imaginary axis.

### [edit] Parameters

x | - | complex number to take the square root of

### [edit] Return value

the square root of `x`.

### [edit] See also

pow(std::complex) | complex power, one or both arguments may be a complex number (function template) [edit]

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