Why is there a Math.SQRT2 property in JavaScript?

Question

Why is there a a property in Javascript that returns the approximate square root of 2. Isn't Math.sqrt(2) enough? There is also a property that returns the square root of 0.5.

I'm wondering out of pure curiosity.

Answer 1

This is a constant used in many math equations. Since it is a constant it doesn't need to be calculated each time it's used, and it has high precision.

Answer 2

Convience factor, as seen here, it is actually a widely used constant.