How to Calculate the Square Root of a Float in C#

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Chris picture Chris · Dec 3, 2010 · Viewed 48.6k times · Source

How can I calculate the square root of a Float in C#, similar to Core.Sqrt in XNA?

Answer

CodesInChaos picture CodesInChaos · Dec 3, 2010

Calculate it for double and then cast back to float. May be a bit slow, but should work.

(float)Math.Sqrt(inputFloat)

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