Thursday Code Puzzler: Square Roots With A Twist
Thursday Code Puzzler: Square Roots With A Twist
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Square Roots (With A Twist)
Write a function that calculates the square root of any number, but only uses basic arithmethic such as add, subtract, multiply and divide. Have Fun!
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