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Asked: 2026-05-27T17:08:30+00:00

This is the confusing line: x_next = (x_next + (a // x_prev)) >> 1

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This is the confusing line: x_next = (x_next + (a // x_prev)) >> 1

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  1. Editorial Team

    It is bit-wise shift. The next will give you some intuitions:

    >>> 16 >> 1
8
>>> 16 >> 2
4
>>> 16 >> 3
2
>>> bin(16)
'0b10000'
>>> bin(16 >> 1)
'0b1000'
>>> bin(16 >> 2)
'0b100'
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