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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: sqroot of a 2**n number ?
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Date: 14 May 89 16:27:02 GMT
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	In article <1928@yunexus.UUCP> oz@yunexus.UUCP (Ozan Yigit) writes:
	>In article <4890@umd5.umd.edu> setzer@wam.umd.edu writes:
	>
	>>int sqrt_of_2_to_the_n(n)
	>>int n;
	>>{
	>>    return (1 << (n / 2));  /* integer division */
	>>}

	>Say what ?? (1 << (16 / 2) == 256 !!! I always thought sqrt(16) == 4.

Try reading the name of the function.  It returns the square root 
of 2**n, not n!

>use the source, luke !!     	        Usenet:    oz@nexus.yorku.ca

Use the brain, luke !!

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