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Root Route (Posted on 2004-06-29)

Develop an efficient algorithm to find the square root of a positive real number.

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two ways

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Two ways that come to mind are taking the antilog of half the logarithm of the number, and the old schoolroom method described in http://www.geocities.com/cnowlen/Cathy/Emat4680/Squareroot.htm.

Posted by Charlie on 2004-06-29 08:21:39

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