How do you find a one-decimal place approximation for #sqrt 50#?
1 Answer
Oct 21, 2015
Explanation:
Since
#sqrt(50) = [7;bar(14)] = 7+1/(14+1/(14+1/(14+...)))#
A rough approximation can be made by truncating early:
#sqrt(50) ~~ [7;14] = 7+1/14 = 99/14 = 7.0dot(7)1428dot(5)#
If we want a better one, just include more terms:
#sqrt(50) ~~ [7;14;14] = 7+1/(14+1/14) = 7+14/197 = 1393/197 ~~ 7.071066#
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