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Square root by the Newton-Raphson method
Computes the square root of a number by the iterative
Newton-Raphson method.UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
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Language |
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Computer language selected. • |
x |
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Number whose square root is sought. • |
tol |
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Tolerance. • |
Computes the square root of
the given number, x, by the Newton-Raphson iterative method,
with a tolerance of 'tol'. |
| References: |
Plate: F90_version |
• Compileonline.com,
matlab/octave.
• Google: "Newton-Raphson"
• 1838-12-20: Abbott, Edwin Abbott (1926-10-12). |