RE: TI-M: Even Square

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RE: TI-M: Even Square


I could have sworn even square referred to the fact that when you took the
square root, you got a nice neat number instead of a never ending decimal.
I guess I could be wrong.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ti-math@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-ti-math@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Víctor Manuel Ropero
> Martín
> Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 1:19 AM
> To: ti-math@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: TI-M: Even Square
>
>
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> Sorry, I didn´t know what´s the meaning of even.
> even: 0,2,4,6...
> odd: 1,3,5,7....
> Isn´t it?
>
>
> Paul Schippnick wrote:
>
> > With out the /2 an 5 will give 9. Which is an odd square not an
> even square.
> > By dividing by 2 it returns an even square 5 will return 16.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Víctor Manuel Ropero Martín" <victor-manuel@ctv.es>
> > To: <ti-math@lists.ticalc.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:22 PM
> > Subject: Re: TI-M: Even Square
> >
> > >
> > > Why "/2" ????
> > >
> > > Paul Schippnick wrote:
> > >
> > > > With the minor correction (maybe you forgot /2) it works.
> > > >
> > > > Input A
> > > > While fpart(Sqrt(A)/2)=/=0 (not 0)
> > > > A+1->A
> > > > End
> > > > Disp A
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Víctor Manuel Ropero Martín" <victor-manuel@ctv.es>
> > > > To: <ti-math@lists.ticalc.org>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 5:12 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: TI-M: Even Square
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This is a good way to get the even square of a:
> > > > >
> > > > > Input A
> > > > > While fpart(Sqrt(A))=/=0 (not 0)
> > > > > A+1->A
> > > > > End
> > > > > Disp A
> > > > >
> > > > >
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