The ancient Babylonians (circa 1700 B.C.) approximated N by applying the formula Show that this formula can

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The ancient Babylonians (circa 1700 B.C.) approximated √N by applying the formula


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Show that this formula can be derived from the formula for Newton’s method in Exercise 33, and then use it to estimate √1,265. Repeat the formula until two consecutive approximations agree to four decimal places. Use your calculator to check your result.



Data from Exercises 33


Show that when Newton’s method is applied repeatedly, the nth approximation is obtained from the (n − 1)st approximation by the formula


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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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