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Cook, Lyle; McWilliam, James – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1983
The problem of finding cube roots when limited to a calculator with only square root capability is discussed. An algorithm is demonstrated and explained which should always produce a good approximation within a few iterations. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, College Mathematics, Higher Education