Re: TIB: square root algorithm

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Subject: Re: TIB: square root algorithm
From: The Garth Johnson <gbjohnson@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:15:03 -0800 (PST)
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---Randy Overbeek <ro@mindless.com> wrote:
>
> 
> >How about (squarerootsymbol)x ?
> 
> Actually, I was looking for an actual algorithm.  Pretend the
calculator
> didn't have a square root symbol; then what would be the most
efficient way
> to find the root.
>         Randy W. Overbeek       ro@mindless.com
> 
> 

==

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