The a_2 variable is the final answer. Click the green flag to update accuracy. Scratch has limitations with small numbers so it can't be extremely exact. This project uses Newton's method, otherwise known as the Babylonian method, to solve for square roots.
I was extremely annoyed at the program's inability to recognize perfect squares so I made the computer generate a list of the first 200000 perfect squares and use it. ;) Otherwise, it uses Newton's method. DISCLAIMER: SOMETIMES THIS GOES WONKY. APOLOGIES IF THAT HAPPENS. #math #square #squares #root #roots #sqrt #newton #babylonian #finder