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Calcolo “babilonese<br />

babilonese” della radice quadrata<br />

1) Guess a number for the square root<br />

2) Divide the number by the guess<br />

3) Average the original guess and the new guess<br />

4) Make this average value your new “guess” and<br />

5) Go back to step 2…..<br />

In notazione moderna, per calcolare √a:

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