How To Calculate Any Square Root. An Ancient Method That Powers Modern Computers

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An ancient formula is astoundingly accurate. Why didn't we learn this in school? 0:00 history 2:32 calculations 7:22 sqrt 2 10:19 intuition Babylonian tablet YBC 7289 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YBC_7289 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Babylonian