sqroot of a 2**n number ?

[Brian V. Smith]

	In article <1928 at yunexus.UUCP> oz at yunexus.UUCP (Ozan Yigit) writes:
	>In article <4890 at umd5.umd.edu> setzer at wam.umd.edu writes:
	>
	>>int sqrt_of_2_to_the_n(n)
	>>int n;
	>>{
	>>    return (1 << (n / 2));  /* integer division */
	>>}

	>Say what ?? (1 << (16 / 2) == 256 !!! I always thought sqrt(16) == 4.

Try reading the name of the function.  It returns the square root 
of 2**n, not n!

>use the source, luke !!     	        Usenet:    oz at nexus.yorku.ca

Use the brain, luke !!

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith at lbl.gov)
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