Google Sheets Function: SQRT

The SQRT function calculates the square root of a number.

Usage:

=SQRT(value)

Usage Example

Simply enter the number into the SQRT function to obtain its square root:

=SQRT(A2)

Alternative to the SQRT Function

You can also calculate the square root using the exponent 1 / 2 or 0.5:

=A2^0.5

Or with 1 / 3 for the cube root:

=A2^(1/3)