How To Find Root 2?

Use a calculator and enter 2, then press the square root key

Use the approximation 1.41421356

Use the Babylonian method with an initial guess and iterate until it stabilizes

Use Newton’s method to solve x² = 2

Use the continued fraction 1 + 1/(2 + 1/(2 + 1/(2 + …)))

Use the decimal expansion 1.4142135623730951

Use the interval 1.4 to 1.5 and refine by squaring values

Use a table of square roots

Use a computer algebra system

Use a scientific calculator’s sqrt function

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