numerical analysis problem?

bonato · #1 08-27-2007, 10:48 PM

can someone tell how babilonians find square roots?where can i search that?

Gene · #2 08-27-2007, 10:51 PM

Try this site -- they used Newton's method over three centuries before Newton was born :

http://www.pballew.net/oldsqrt.htm

RichUnclePennybags · #3 08-27-2007, 10:51 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_mathematics

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