diff --git a/root.c b/root.c
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+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+   double number, squareRoot;
+
+   printf("Enter a number: ");
+   scanf("%lf", &number);
+
+   // computing the square root
+   squareRoot = sqrt(number);
+
+   printf("Square root of %.2lf =  %.2lf", number, squareRoot);
+
+   return 0;
+}