Originální popis anglicky: 
sqrt, sqrtf, sqrtl - square root function
Návod, kniha: POSIX Programmer's Manual
#include <math.h>
 
 
double sqrt(double 
 x);
 
float sqrtf(float 
 x);
 
long double sqrtl(long double 
 x);
 
These functions shall compute the square root of their argument 
x,
  sqrt(x).
An application wishing to check for error situations should set 
errno to
  zero and call 
feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling these
  functions. On return, if 
errno is non-zero or
  
fetestexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO | FE_OVERFLOW | FE_UNDERFLOW) is
  non-zero, an error has occurred.
Upon successful completion, these functions shall return the square root of
  
x.
For finite values of 
x < -0, a domain error shall occur, and
   either a NaN (if supported), or  an implementation-defined
  value shall be returned.
If 
x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.
If 
x is ±0 or +Inf, 
x shall be returned.
If 
x is -Inf, a domain error shall occur, and either a NaN (if
  supported), or an implementation-defined value shall be returned.
These functions shall fail if:
  - Domain Error
- The finite value of x is < -0,  or
      x is -Inf.
If the integer expression (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) is non-zero, then
  
errno shall be set to [EDOM]. If the integer expression
  (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) is non-zero, then the invalid
  floating-point exception shall be raised.
 
The following sections are informative.
#include <math.h>
...
double x = 9.0;
double result;
...
result = sqrt(x);
 
On error, the expressions (math_errhandling & MATH_ERRNO) and
  (math_errhandling & MATH_ERREXCEPT) are independent of each other, but at
  least one of them must be non-zero.
None.
None.
feclearexcept() , 
fetestexcept() , 
isnan() , the Base
  Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 4.18,
  Treatment of Error Conditions for Mathematical Functions,
  
<math.h>, 
<stdio.h>
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE
  Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable
  Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue
  6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between
  this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original
  IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original
  Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html
  .