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Reply to: I finally figured out successive approximation!

    (Score: 3, Informative) by DannyB on Tuesday September 03 2024, @07:17PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 03 2024, @07:17PM (#1371072)

    Successive approximation explained.

    Using successive approximation, you can, for example, compute the square root of 2.

    First you must start with a guess. I'll use my calculator to get the first guess.

    Square root of two by successive approximation:

    1.414213562.... (initial guess from my calculator)
    1.41421356
    1.4142136
    1.414214 <--- note rounding here from prior approximation
    1.41421
    1.4142
    1.414
    1.41
    1.4
    1

    Start with a guess, then continue approximating. Conclusion: the square root of two is one.

    (I had unintentionally posted this earlier to a different journal entry.)

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