The Babylonian method, also known as Heron’s method, is an iterative method for calculating the square root of a number. 1. Start with an initial approximation (x0) by finding two whole numbers whose ...

1. Find two perfect-square numbers closest to your given number: If you need to determine the square root of an imperfect-square number like 40, find two perfect squares closest to it (6² = 36 and 7² ...