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quanta.sqrt - Function

1.5.1 square root of quantity


Description

sqrt gives square root of quantity with only even powered dimensions

Arguments

Inputs

v

dimensionless quantity

allowed:

any

Default:

variant

Returns
record

Example

 
 
"""  
#  
print "\t----\t sqrt Ex 1 \t----"  
print qa.sqrt(’2m2’)  
#{’value’: 1.4142135623730951, ’unit’: ’m’}  
try:  
  print qa.sqrt(’2s’)  
except Exception, e:  
  print "Caught an expected exception", e  
#Caught an expected exception UnitVal::UnitVal Illegal unit dimensions for root  
#  
"""  
 

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