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Who knows the Babylonian method, and can help me!
**see picture below**

Who knows the Babylonian method, and can help me! **see picture below**-example-1
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This is an iteration method for finding the square root.

The ? is also your first initial guess.

? = 10.5

The iteration formula for the square root is actually.

√n = (x + n/x)÷2.

Where x is your guess.
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