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		windsurfer on April 26, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Math Trick: Calculating the Square Root by Hand "What is the largest number that we can put in the units and multiply times the divisor and still be less than or equal to what we have?" Oh my goodness.

huhtenberg on April 26, 2009 | [–]

Just read on, the process becomes obvious after the next iteration. It is very simple actually.

windsurfer on April 26, 2009 | | [–]

Oh yes. I just thought that sentence was fantastic!

zackattack on April 26, 2009 | [–]

"Algebraically, what is d such that d × 4d ≤ 265?" made it much clearer. :)

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