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For discussion at Talk:Division_algorithm, compares max errors of two linear approximations to 1/x on [0.5, 1]. The blue line is the error of 3/2 + sqrt(2) - 2x and the purple line is the error of 48/17 - 32/17x.

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current05:15, 24 September 2012Thumbnail for version as of 05:15, 24 September 2012360 × 231 (12 KB)Dcoetzee (talk | contribs)For discussion at Talk:Division_algorithm, compares max errors of two linear approximations to 1/x on [0.5, 1]. The blue line is the error of 3/2 + sqrt(2) - 2x and the purple line is the error of 48/17 - 32/17x.
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