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IMSQRT

Syntax:

IMSQRT ( complex-number )

Description: Computes the square root of the complex number complex-number.

Mathematical Formula:

where:

and:

and:

Arguments:

Name

Type

Description

complex-number

text

The complex number for which the square root is being computed. complex-number shall be in x + yi or x + yj text format.

 

Return Type and Value: text – A string containing the square root of complex-number, in x+yi or x+yj text format.

However, if complex-number is ill-formed, #NUM! is returned.

[Example:

IMSQRT("2.3+4.5i") results in 1.91751290835255+1.17339496918073i
IMSQRT("-1-4j") results in 1.24962106768765-1.60048518044024j

end example]