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Originally Posted by DavidB911
We were always told to convert it to a number between 0 and 10. Then you can multiply the number of decimals needed. Say if its "1234" being squared it would be:
(1234)^2 = 1522756
Divide 1234 by 1000, then square 1.234. Multiply the answer by 1e6 to get 1522756.
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You get serious rounding errors that way. That works in engineering, but it won't work in banking software.
A lot the answer depends on the use.