Find square root of number upto given precision using binary search

Given a positive number n and precision p, find the square root of number upto p decimal places using binary search.
Note : Prerequisite : Binary search
Examples:

Input : number = 50, precision = 3
Output : 7.071

Input : number = 10, precision = 4
Output : 3.1622

Recommended: Please try your approach on {IDE} first, before moving on to the solution.

We have discussed how to compute integral value of square root in Square Root using Binary Search

Approach :
1) As the square root of number lies in range 0 <= squareRoot <= number, therefore, initialize start and end as : start = 0, end = number.
2) Compare the square of mid integer with the given number. If it is equal to the number, then we found our integral part, else look for the same in left or right side depending upon the scenario.
3) Once we are done with finding the integral part, start computing the fractional part.
4) Initialize the increment variable by 0.1 and iteratively compute the fractional part upto p places. For each iteration, increment changes to 1/10th of it’s previous value.
5) Finally return the answer computed.

Below is the implementation of above approach :

C++

// C++ implementation to find 
// square root of given number 
// upto given precision using 
// binary search. 
#include <bits/stdc++.h> 
using namespace std; 
  
// Function to find square root 
// of given number upto given 
// precision 
float squareRoot(int number, int precision) 
{ 
    int start = 0, end = number; 
    int mid; 
  
    // variable to store the answer 
    float ans; 
  
    // for computing integral part 
    // of square root of number 
    while (start <= end) { 
        mid = (start + end) / 2; 
        if (mid * mid == number) { 
            ans = mid; 
            break; 
        } 
  
        // incrementing start if integral 
        // part lies on right side of the mid 
        if (mid * mid < number) { 
            start = mid + 1; 
            ans = mid; 
        } 
  
        // decrementing end if integral part 
        // lies on the left side of the mid 
        else { 
            end = mid - 1; 
        } 
    } 
  
    // For computing the fractional part 
    // of square root upto given precision 
    float increment = 0.1; 
    for (int i = 0; i < precision; i++) { 
        while (ans * ans <= number) { 
            ans += increment; 
        } 
  
        // loop terminates when ans * ans > number 
        ans = ans - increment; 
        increment = increment / 10; 
    } 
    return ans; 
} 
  
// Driver code 
int main() 
{ 
    // Function calling 
    cout << squareRoot(50, 3) << endl; 
  
    // Function calling 
    cout << squareRoot(10, 4) << endl; 
  
    return 0; 
} 

Java

// Java implementation to find 
// square root of given number 
// upto given precision using 
// binary search. 
import java.io.*; 
  
class GFG { 
      
    // Function to find square root 
    // of given number upto given 
    // precision 
    static float squareRoot(int number, int precision) 
    { 
        int start = 0, end = number; 
        int mid; 
  
        // variable to store the answer 
        double ans = 0.0; 
  
        // for computing integral part 
        // of square root of number 
        while (start <= end)  
        { 
            mid = (start + end) / 2; 
              
            if (mid * mid == number)  
            { 
                ans = mid; 
                break; 
            } 
  
            // incrementing start if integral 
            // part lies on right side of the mid 
            if (mid * mid < number) { 
                start = mid + 1; 
                ans = mid; 
            } 
  
            // decrementing end if integral part 
            // lies on the left side of the mid 
            else { 
                end = mid - 1; 
            } 
        } 
  
        // For computing the fractional part 
        // of square root upto given precision 
        double increment = 0.1; 
        for (int i = 0; i < precision; i++) { 
            while (ans * ans <= number) { 
                ans += increment; 
            } 
  
            // loop terminates when ans * ans > number 
            ans = ans - increment; 
            increment = increment / 10; 
        } 
        return (float)ans; 
    } 
  
    // Driver code 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    { 
        // Function calling 
        System.out.println(squareRoot(50, 3)); 
  
        // Function calling 
        System.out.println(squareRoot(10, 4)); 
    } 
} 
  
// This code is contributed by vt_m. 

Python3

# Python3 implementation to find 
# square root of given number 
# upto given precision using 
# binary search. 
  
# Function to find square root of 
# given number upto given precision 
def squareRoot(number, precision): 
  
    start = 0
    end,ans = number,1
  
    # For computing integral part 
    # of square root of number 
    while (start <= end) : 
        mid = int((start + end) / 2) 
          
        if (mid * mid == number) : 
            ans = mid 
            break
          
        # incrementing start if integral 
        # part lies on right side of the mid 
        if (mid * mid < number) : 
            start = mid + 1
              
          
        # decrementing end if integral part 
        # lies on the left side of the mid 
        else : 
            end = mid - 1
          
    # For computing the fractional part 
    # of square root upto given precision 
    increment = 0.1
    for i in range(0, precision):  
        while (ans * ans <= number): 
            ans += increment 
          
        # loop terminates when ans * ans > number 
        ans = ans - increment 
        increment = increment / 10
      
    return ans 
  
# Driver code 
print(round(squareRoot(50, 3), 4)) 
print(round(squareRoot(10, 4), 4)) 
      
# This code is contributed by Smitha Dinesh Semwal.  

C#

// C# implementation to find 
// square root of given number 
// upto given precision using 
// binary search. 
using System; 
class GFG{ 
      
// Function to find square root 
// of given number upto given 
// precision 
static float squareRoot(int number,  
                        int precision) 
{ 
    int start = 0, end = number; 
    int mid; 
  
    // variable to store the answer 
    double ans = 0.0; 
  
    // for computing integral part 
    // of square root of number 
    while (start <= end)  
    { 
        mid = (start + end) / 2; 
          
        if (mid * mid == number)  
        { 
            ans = mid; 
            break; 
        } 
  
        // incrementing start if integral 
        // part lies on right side of the mid 
        if (mid * mid < number)  
        { 
            start = mid + 1; 
            ans = mid; 
        } 
  
        // decrementing end if integral part 
        // lies on the left side of the mid 
        else
        { 
            end = mid - 1; 
        } 
    } 
  
    // For computing the fractional part 
    // of square root upto given precision 
    double increment = 0.1; 
    for (int i = 0; i < precision; i++)  
    { 
        while (ans * ans <= number)  
        { 
            ans += increment; 
        } 
  
        // loop terminates when ans * ans > number 
        ans = ans - increment; 
        increment = increment / 10; 
    } 
    return (float)ans; 
} 
  
// Driver code 
public static void Main() 
{ 
    // Function calling 
    Console.WriteLine(squareRoot(50, 3)); 
  
    // Function calling 
    Console.WriteLine(squareRoot(10, 4)); 
} 
} 
  
// This code is contributed by Sheharaz Sheikh 

PHP

<?php 
// PHP implementation to find 
// square root of given number 
// upto given precision using 
// binary search. 
  
// Function to find square root 
// of given number upto given 
// precision 
function squareRoot($number, $precision) 
{ 
    $start=0;  
    $end=$number; 
    $mid; 
  
    // variable to store 
    // the answer 
    $ans; 
  
    // for computing integral part 
    // of square root of number 
    while ($start <= $end) 
    { 
        $mid = ($start + $end) / 2; 
        if ($mid * $mid == $number)  
        { 
            $ans = $mid; 
            break; 
        } 
  
        // incrementing start if integral 
        // part lies on right side of the mid 
        if ($mid * $mid < $number) 
        { 
            $start = $mid + 1; 
            $ans = $mid; 
        } 
  
        // decrementing end if integral part 
        // lies on the left side of the mid 
        else
        { 
            $end = $mid - 1; 
        } 
    } 
  
    // For computing the fractional part 
    // of square root upto given precision 
    $increment = 0.1; 
    for ($i = 0; $i < $precision; $i++) 
    { 
        while ($ans * $ans <= $number)  
        { 
            $ans += $increment; 
        } 
  
        // loop terminates when 
        // ans * ans > number 
        $ans = $ans - $increment; 
        $increment = $increment / 10; 
    } 
    return $ans; 
} 
  
    // Driver code 
    // Function calling 
    echo squareRoot(50, 3),"\n"; 
  
    // Function calling 
    echo squareRoot(10, 4),"\n"; 
  
// This code is contributed by ajit. 
?> 

Output:

7.071
3.1622

Time Complexity : The time required to compute the integral part is O(log(number)) and constant i.e, = precision for computing the fractional part. Therefore, overall time complexity is O(log(number) + precision) which is approximately equal to O(log(number)).

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Recommended: Please try your approach on {IDE} first, before moving on to the solution.

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