Newtonian square root algorithm
The Newtonian algorithm for calculating square root: We easily see that the square root of 49 is 7. But what about the square root of 50. We know that the square root of 50 must be slighly more than 7. 7 50/7 > sqrt(50) (7 + 50/7)/2 is closer to the square root of 50 than either 7 or 50/7. (7 +... Sign in to see full entry.