get some square roots
mysql> mysql> SELECT SQRT(144), SQRT(125), ROUND(SQRT(125)); +-----------+------------------+------------------+ | SQRT(144) | SQRT(125) | ROUND(SQRT(125)) | +-----------+------------------+------------------+ | 12 | 11.1803398874989 | 11 | +-----------+------------------+------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql>