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sub square_root {
my ($n, $e) = @_;
$e ||= 0.00001;
my $guess = $n; # Yes, just guess!
while (abs(($guess*$guess - $n)/$n) > $e) {
$guess = ($guess + $n/$guess)/2;
}
return $guess;
}
That's all!
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