Square root without math.h

Question

Hey SoloLearners!
I was wondering if there is a way to calculate the square root of a given number(int or float) without prepared methods like sqrt() in C. I have an assignment in university that requires me to calculate the area of the triangle that is created by user input coordinates, without using math.h in C.

Answer 1

MarJan you need sqrt if you don't know height https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron%27s_formula

Answer 2

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots

Answer 3

Moji 99 Using Intel instruction set -- so called intrinsics -- you'd be able to do floating-point inverse square root.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_inverse_square_root]

Line 224 to 348 for detailed explanation.
https://code.sololearn.com/cSDEjCsGVKz7/?ref=app

don't forget to add #include <x86intrin.h> at the top of your code.

Answer 4

I don't see why would you use sqrt() here. You have a lot of formulas to calculate the are of a triangle e.g. Area = 1/2 * Base * Height

Answer 5

Mert Yazıcı, I know that :D

What I meant was that there are a lot of formulas, and You can find the height when you know coordinate of every vertex in a triangle