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Showcasing float rounding with a very roundabout way of calculating square roots
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import math | |
from decimal import * | |
# Max precision `prec` you'd want | |
getcontext().prec = 80 | |
def integral_root(num): | |
for i in range(int(num) + 1): | |
if i ** 2 == num: | |
return i | |
elif i ** 2 > num: | |
return i - 1 | |
def funky_sqrt(num, prec): | |
n = str(integral_root(num)) + "." | |
for _ in range(prec + 1): | |
for j in range(1, 10): | |
test_n = Decimal(n + str(j)) | |
if test_n ** 2 > num: | |
n += str(j - 1) | |
break | |
else: | |
n += "9" | |
return Decimal(n) | |
n = 10002 | |
print("math.sqrt:", math.sqrt(n)) | |
print("this algo:", funky_sqrt(n, 78)) |
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