Kayla wants to use the Babylonian method to estimate ^43 to the nearest hundredth. Her initial estimate is 6.9. What is her estimate after she correctly completes the Babylonian method once?

1. 6.44
2. 6.45
3. 6.56
4. 6.57

Question

Kayla wants to use the Babylonian method to estimate ^43 to the nearest hundredth. Her initial estimate is 6.9. What is her estimate after she correctly completes the Babylonian method once?

1. 6.44
2. 6.45
3. 6.56
4. 6.57

anonymous · Answer

sorry dont know. hope u get it !

anonymous · Answer

that was a great answer and it deserves a medal

anonymous · Answer

@RED LMAOO Ook i ghess i meen this math is krazy nowadays!

anonymous · Answer

lol

istim · Answer

What's the Babylonian Method?

istim · Answer

Seriously? Don't gimme a medal until I actually do something.

istim · Answer

You're de-valuing the OS medals! There's gunna be an OS economical collapse!

anonymous · Answer

i didnt give anyone, any medals

istim · Answer

So, what's the Babylonian Method?

anonymous · Answer

its a method for computing square roots

accessdenied · Answer

The Babylonian method is a way of approximating square roots of numbers

$$ x_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2}(x_{n} +\frac{S}{x_{n}}) $$
Where S is the number under the square root and x_n is our first guess.

\ At least, this is what wikipedia tells me.  I'm not familiar with this method myself.  :P

anonymous · Answer

same here

istim · Answer

From what  I see, we could possibly just sub in the values...

accessdenied · Answer

x_,n+1 ~ 6.5659...
nearest hundreth being 6.57

istim · Answer

IS that what you need, Zalia?

istim · Answer

Imma go then. Good luck, and BATMAN AWAY

anonymous · Answer

lol k bye tim :)

anonymous · Answer

thnk u ^_^