The square root of 2…

The square root of 2 (approximately 1.4142) is a positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, equals the number 2.  There are a number of algorithms for approximating √2 as a ratio of integers or as a decimal. The most common algorithm for this, which is used as a basis in many computers and calculators, is the Babylonian method for computing square roots, which is…

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