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Back to the roots

Johnny has a file with more integers. He wants to change each number with its square root. Can you help him?

Start file

13
81
1024
72
144
51
90
2
77
25
625
4

End file

3.605551
9.0
32.0
8.485281
12.0
7.141428
9.486833
1.414214
8.774964
5.0
25.0
2.0

View Diff

1,12c1,12
< 13
< 81
< 1024
< 72
< 144
< 51
< 90
< 2
< 77
< 25
< 625
< 4
---
> 3.605551
> 9.0
> 32.0
> 8.485281
> 12.0
> 7.141428
> 9.486833
> 1.414214
> 8.774964
> 5.0
> 25.0
> 2.0

Solutions

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qqcw<C-R>=sqrt(<C-R>")<CR>+<BS><Esc>+11@qq111@qZZ

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38 active golfers, 63 entries

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#31 - James / @Dronak

11/10/2022 at 04:44PM

23

#32 - Luoyb / @Luoyb

11/15/2023 at 02:10AM

23

#33 - jonas-grobe / @jonas-grobe

02/03/2024 at 04:17PM

24

#34 - RaylanFox / @RaylanFox

10/10/2020 at 05:22PM

24

#35 - Jake Grossman / @PiranaLaugh

11/13/2020 at 08:15AM

24

#36 - z00master / @z00master

08/29/2022 at 05:42AM

25

#37 - ؜ / @h43z

12/02/2017 at 02:49PM

31

#38 - Mike Harris / @MikeMJHarris

12/02/2017 at 07:25PM