Calculate the square root of a number in JavaScript

Description

The following code shows how to calculate the square root of a number.

Example


<!-- w w w.  j av a2 s  . com-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
  function doMath() {
    var inputNum1 = document.form1.input1.value;
    var result = Math.sqrt(inputNum1);
    document.form1.answer.value = result;
  }
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <form name=form1>
    Enter Number: <input type="text" name="input1" size=10> <input
      type="button" value="Calculate" onClick='doMath()'> <br>
    The square root is: <input type="text" name="answer" size=20>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

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