From 0ec68996dcb9960e1f7bab651ce003d9a9939b1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Pam Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 00:45:25 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update description.md Include text suggested by tasx in the discussion at https://forum.exercism.org/t/moving-generic-instructions-from-python-addendum-to-overall-problem-specification/13678/7 --- exercises/square-root/description.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/exercises/square-root/description.md b/exercises/square-root/description.md index ea757f623..a6fe798a2 100644 --- a/exercises/square-root/description.md +++ b/exercises/square-root/description.md @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ Check out the Wikipedia pages on [square root][square-root] and [methods of comp Recall also that natural numbers are positive real whole numbers (i.e. 1, 2, 3 and up). -It is possible to compute the square root of any natural number using only natural numbers in the computation. +Avoid using built-in functions or libraries that directly compute the square root. +Instead, create your own approach to approximate or calculate the square root. +It is possible to calculate the square root of any natural number using only natural numbers in the calculation. [square-root]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root [computing-square-roots]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots