# SUMSQ

## Content

This function returns the sum of the squares of the arguments.

## Syntax

`SUMSQ(number1, [number2], ...)`

## Arguments

<span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">This function has these arguments:</span>

| <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Argument</span> | <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Description</span> |
| -------- | ----------- |
| <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span>*<span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">number1, number2, ...</span>* | <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"> </span>Number1 is required. Subsequent numbers are optional. There can be as many as 255 arguments for which you want the sum of the squares.  |

## Examples

`SUMSQ(A1,B7,C11)`
`SUMSQ(A1:A9)`
`SUMSQ(R1C2,R3C5,R6C2,R1C7)`
`SUMSQ(95,89,73,87,85,76,100,96,96)` gives the result 71277