show me the function call and maybe i can help...
here is an example
/*Example:
SQRT.C: This program calculates a square root. */
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
void main( void )
{
double question = 45.35, answer;
answer = sqrt( question );
if( question < 0 )
printf( "Error: sqrt returns %.2f\n, answer" );
else
printf( "The square root of %.2f is %.2f\n", question, answer );
}