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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/ee1301/wk3/lab3/RootBabylonOG.cpp b/ee1301/wk3/lab3/RootBabylonOG.cpp
index 5e73234..3abdd36 100644
--- a/ee1301/wk3/lab3/RootBabylonOG.cpp
+++ b/ee1301/wk3/lab3/RootBabylonOG.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
using namespace std;
double gennewGuess(double n, double old_guess) {
- double new_guess = (old_guess+n/old_guess)/2;
+ double new_guess = ((old_guess+n) / old_guess) / 2;
return new_guess;
}
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ double BabylonRoot(double n) {
do {
guess = gennewGuess(n,guess);
cout << guess << endl;
- } while ((guess-real)/real>0.01);
+ } while ((guess-real)/real>0.01); //Keep guessing unitl within 1% of the actual square root
return guess;
}
int main () {
- double temp;
+ double n, guess;
cout << "Enter the Number to find square root: ";
- cin >> temp;
- if (temp<=0) {
+ cin >> n;
+ if (n<=0) {
cout << "Please enter a valid input(Positive Integer)." << endl;
return sqrt(-1);
}
cout << "Guessing..." << endl;
- double real=sqrt(temp);
- temp = BabylonRoot(temp);
- cout << "The Final Guess: " << temp << endl
+ double real=sqrt(n);
+ guess = BabylonRoot(n);
+ cout << "The Final Guess: " << guess << endl
<< "Actual Value: " << real << endl;
}