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$%SQRT

Draft MDC Standard

2 MATH Library
2.55 SQRT

SQRT(X,PREC) ;
	If X<0 Set $Ecode=",M28,"
	If X=0 Quit 0
	;
	Set PREC=$Get(PREC,11)
	If X<1 Quit 1/$%SQRT^MATH(1/X,PREC)
	;
	New P,R,E
	Set PREC=$Get(PREC,11)+1
	Set @("E=1E-"_PREC)
	;
	Set R=X
	For  Set P=R,R=X/R+R/2,P=P-R/R If -E<P,P<E Quit
	Quit R
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