Re: TI-M: Even Square

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Re: TI-M: Even Square


With out the /2 an 5 will give 9. Which is an odd square not an even square.
By dividing by 2 it returns an even square 5 will return 16.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Víctor Manuel Ropero Martín" <victor-manuel@ctv.es>
To: <ti-math@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: TI-M: Even Square


>
> Why "/2" ????
>
> Paul Schippnick wrote:
>
> > With the minor correction (maybe you forgot /2) it works.
> >
> > Input A
> > While fpart(Sqrt(A)/2)=/=0 (not 0)
> > A+1->A
> > End
> > Disp A
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Víctor Manuel Ropero Martín" <victor-manuel@ctv.es>
> > To: <ti-math@lists.ticalc.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 5:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: TI-M: Even Square
> >
> > >
> > > This is a good way to get the even square of a:
> > >
> > > Input A
> > > While fpart(Sqrt(A))=/=0 (not 0)
> > > A+1->A
> > > End
> > > Disp A
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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