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/*  * This file is part of the UCB release of Plan 9. It is subject to the license * terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this * distribution and at http://akaros.cs.berkeley.edu/files/Plan9License. No * part of the UCB release of Plan 9, including this file, may be copied, * modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms contained * in the LICENSE file. */ /*	sqrt returns the square root of its floating	point argument. Newton's method. 	calls frexp*/ #include <u.h>#include <libc.h> doublesqrt(double arg){	double x, temp;	int exp, i; 	if(arg <= 0) {		if(arg < 0)			return 0.;		return 0;	}	x = frexp(arg, &exp);	while(x < 0.5) {		x *= 2;		exp--;	}	/*	 * NOTE	 * this wont work on 1's comp	 */	if(exp & 1) {		x *= 2;		exp--;	}	temp = 0.5 * (1.0+x); 	while(exp > 60) {		temp *= (1L<<30);		exp -= 60;	}	while(exp < -60) {		temp /= (1L<<30);		exp += 60;	}	if(exp >= 0)		temp *= 1L << (exp/2);	else		temp /= 1L << (-exp/2);	for(i=0; i<=4; i++)		temp = 0.5*(temp + arg/temp);	return temp;}