gistfile1.scm

(define (cbrt-iter guess x)
  (if (good-enough? guess x)
      guess
      (cbrt-iter (improve guess x)
                 x)))
                 
(define (improve guess x)
  (/ (+ (/ x (* guess guess)) (* 2 guess)) 3))

(define (good-enough? guess x)
  (< (abs (- (cube guess) x)) 0.001))

(define (cube x) (* x x x))

(define (cbrt x)
  (cbrt-iter 1.0 x))