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Heron's method

Heron's method of calculating a square root

Methods of computing square roots
Babylonian method

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methods of computing square roots

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iterative numerical method

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named after

Hero of Alexandria

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defining formula

x_{n+1}={\frac {1}{2}}\left(x_{n}+{\frac {a}{x_{n}}}\right)

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computes solution to

square root

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WikiProject Mathematics

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Heron's method

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French Vikidia ID

Méthode_de_Héron

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ProofWiki ID

Hero's_Method

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