Hack #42: Estimate Square Roots

Estimate square roots and even higher-order roots by using simple processes.

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Links

• Wikipedia article on square roots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root
• See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots

Errata

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Hack Author

MarkSchnitzius

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This is a page for a hack from the book MindPerformanceHacks by Ron Hale-Evans.