How to find a square root

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Here is the original π video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhlqCJjbEa0

Watch the long version of the extra working out here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YvD7dqsy8

My calculation gave the square root of 10,005 to be 100.02499687578103

Compared to the true value of 100.0249968757810059447921878763577780015950243686963146571...

CORRECTIONS
- None yet. Let me know if you spot anything!

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David McCarthy JR
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