/** * @version 1.00 07 Feb 1996 * @author Cay Horstmann */ import corejava.*; public class SquareRoot { public static void main(String[] args) { double a = Console.readDouble("Please enter a number:"); double xnew = a / 2; double xold; do { xold = xnew; xnew = (xold + a / xold) / 2; System.out.println(xnew); } while (Math.abs(xnew - xold) > 1E-4); } }