numtheory[msqrt] - modular square root
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Calling Sequence
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msqrt(x, n)
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Description
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The function msqrt will compute the square root of x . It finds an integer y such that if possible, otherwise it returns FAIL.
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The command with(numtheory,msqrt) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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