How to do the square root in PowerPoint VBA?

Question

Here is some math code that adds A to B:

Sub math()
    A = 23
    B = 2
    ABSumTotal = A + B
    strMsg = "The answer is " & "$" & ABSumTotal & "."
    MsgBox strMsg
End Sub

But how can I calculate a square root of ABSumTotal? Is it possible in PowerPoint VBA?

Answer 1

Use: Sqr()

strMsg = "The answer is " & "$" & Sqr(ABSumTotal) & "."

Answer 2

Have you tried the function Sqr?

See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h2h9y284%28VS.85%29.aspx

Answer 3

You can use use ^ to compute X^(1/2)

Edit: added parenthesis