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: <math> 2-m^2 =\sqrt{2+(2-M^2)}\, ,</math>
 
in which {{math|''m''}} is the length of one side of nextthe ordernext–order polygon bisected from {{math|''M''}},. then repeat theThe same calculation is done repeatedly, each step requiredrequiring only one addition, and one square root extraction.
 
== Quick method ==