Calculating the square root with arbitrary order of convergence

Authors
Chowdhury, RA Kaykobad, M
Citation
Ra. Chowdhury et M. Kaykobad, Calculating the square root with arbitrary order of convergence, INT J COM M, 75(3), 2000, pp. 297-302
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Mathematics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER MATHEMATICS
ISSN journal
00207160 → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
297 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
In this paper an iterative algorithm has been presented for calculating the square root of a real number with arbitrary order of convergence using for mulae derived by applying binomial theorem. The primary objective is to red uce the number of division operations required.