cmake/Help/guide/tutorial/Step7/MathFunctions/mysqrt.cxx

#include <iostream>

// TODO 4: include cmath
#include "MathFunctions.h"

// a hack square root calculation using simple operations
double mysqrt(double x)
{
  if (x <= 0) {
    return 0;
  }

  // TODO 5: If both HAVE_LOG and HAVE_EXP are defined,  use the following:
  //// double result = std::exp(std::log(x) * 0.5);
  //// std::cout << "Computing sqrt of " << x << " to be " << result
  ////        << " using log and exp" << std::endl;
  // else, use the existing logic.

  // Hint: Don't forget the #endif before returning the result!

  double result = x;

  // do ten iterations
  for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    if (result <= 0) {
      result = 0.1;
    }
    double delta = x - (result * result);
    result = result + 0.5 * delta / result;
    std::cout << "Computing sqrt of " << x << " to be " << result << std::endl;
  }

  return result;
}