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+
+object Sqrt {
+
+  def abs(x:Double) = if (x < 0) -x else x
+
+  def sqrt(x: Double) = {
+
+    def sqrtIter(guess: Double): Double =
+      if (isGoodEnough(guess)) guess
+      else sqrtIter(improve(guess))
+
+    def isGoodEnough(guess: Double) =
+      abs(guess * guess - x ) /x < 0.001
+
+    def improve(guess: Double) =
+      (guess + x / guess) / 2
+
+    sqrtIter(1.0)
+  }
+
+  def run =
+    println(sqrt(2))
+    println(sqrt(0.001))
+    println(sqrt(0.1e-20))
+    println(sqrt(1.0e20))
+    println(sqrt(1.0e50))
+
+}