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Newton's Method for Square Roots

A mathematical method for calculating square roots using iterative averaging.

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Jan 14, 2026
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how does the square root of 123 compare to nearby integers' square roots (like 11 and 12)?

The square root of 123 is a non‑integer irrational number approximately 11.0905365, which places it squarely between the square roots of the nearby perfect squares 121 (√121 = 11) and 144 (√144 = 12) ...

Feb 6, 2026

is 123 a perfect square or can it be simplified into a radical form?

; its square root is irrational and is most correctly left in simplest radical form as √123 (or ±11.0905365... as a decimal approximation) because 123’s prime factorization contains no repeated prime ...

Feb 4, 2026

square root 123 World square root 123 World 속보

The square root of 123, written , is an with principal (positive) value approximately 11.0905365; the equation x² = 123 has two algebraic solutions ±11.0905365, but the convention √123 denotes the pos...

Jan 10, 2026

how to compute square roots by hand using long division or newton's method for numbers like 123?

Two reliable hand methods exist to compute square roots: Newton’s method (the iterative averaging formula often called Heron’s method) quickly refines an initial guess and is what calculators use in p...

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