From 319ba5f61f894f6ff17456ea8c8ed43dabbf16b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "harrisonj2@berea.edu"
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:23:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Changed listing 1 to be a refrence from a hard code
---
pretext/Functions/DefiningFunctions.ptx | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pretext/Functions/DefiningFunctions.ptx b/pretext/Functions/DefiningFunctions.ptx
index 55d66e0..ffde462 100644
--- a/pretext/Functions/DefiningFunctions.ptx
+++ b/pretext/Functions/DefiningFunctions.ptx
@@ -78,16 +78,15 @@ int main() {
takes a value n and repeatedly guesses the square root by
making each newguess the oldguess in the subsequent
iteration. The initial guess used here is \frac {n}{2}.
- Listing 1 shows a function definition that accepts a value
+ shows a function definition that accepts a value
n and returns the square root of n after making 20
guesses. Again, the details of Newton's Method are hidden inside the
function definition and the user does not have to know anything about
the implementation to use the function for its intended purpose.
- Listing 1 also shows the use of the // characters as a comment
+ also shows the use of the // characters as a comment
marker. Any characters that follow the // on a line are ignored.
-
-
Listing 1
-
+
+
// returns the square root of a number as a double
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ int main() {
}
-
+