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Table demonstrating Newton's square root method derivation
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newton.csv
Guess Quotient Average
1 2/1 = 2 (2 + 1)/2 = 1.5
1.5 2/1.5 = 1.3333 1.3333 + 1.5/2 = 1.4167
1.4167 2/1.4167 = 1.4118 (1.4167 + 1.4118)/2 = 1.4142
1.4142 ... ...
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