Talk:Square root by hand: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted
m (added/forced a TOC (for now).)
m (→‎REXX: added a comment.)
Line 19: Line 19:


What is the meaning of the second argument?
What is the meaning of the second argument?

: The second argument is used to specify the number of decimal digits to be displayed (spit).     -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 18:29, 1 August 2021 (UTC)



The REXX Version shows:
The REXX Version shows:
Line 33: Line 36:


: The REXX program was incorrectly not accounting for the displaying of the decimal point   (as it was counting it as a decimal digit).   The program has been corrected.     -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 18:22, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
: The REXX program was incorrectly not accounting for the displaying of the decimal point   (as it was counting it as a decimal digit).   The program has been corrected.     -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 18:22, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

: Also note that REXX program doesn't round the result (digits being displayed/spit).     -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 18:29, 1 August 2021 (UTC)