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In[1]:= mysum[n_]:=Sum[1/2^k,{k,1,n}]
In[2]:= mysum[3]
        7
Out[2]= -
        8
In[3]:= mysum[{3,5,10,50}]
         7  31  1023  1125899906842623
Out[3]= {-, --, ----, ----------------}
         8  32  1024  1125899906842624
In[4]:= N[%,60]
Out[4]= {0.875000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    0.968750000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    0.999023437500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    0.99999999999999911182158029987476766109466552734375000000000}
In[5]:= Sum[1/2^k,{k,1,{3,5,10,50}}]
         7  31  1023  1125899906842623
Out[5]= {-, --, ----, ----------------}
         8  32  1024  1125899906842624
In[6]:=  
つまり
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root3[n_]:=(root3[n-1]+3/root3[n-1])/2;root3[1]=1  | 
In[1]:= x[n_,a_]:=(x[n-1,a]+a/x[n-1,a])/2
In[2]:= x[1,a_]:=x[1,a]=1
In[3]:= Table[x[n,3],{n,10}]
               7  97  18817  708158977  1002978273411373057
Out[3]= {1, 2, -, --, -----, ---------, -------------------, 
               4  56  10864  408855776  579069776145402304
 
     2011930833870518011412817828051050497
>    -------------------------------------, 
     1161588808526051807570761628582646656
 
     80957313605578358908887795350602568324792950627495792571646543704878940\
      
     >   17
>    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     46740726803049617901689623601446146504427186362767757416581133707283760\
      
     >   64
 
>     , 131081732524639257263029684778781519606823938779762272955953002674777\
 
>      8869156184675079781409244667134996539912093324716384719508044596983036\
 
>      48792577 / 
 
>     75680073558942998051938864505913119483609300954880808364006749884322706\
 
>      9878908253282990504235133535052004565728687501994425856460541545875032\
 
>      18176}
In[4]:= N[%,60]
Out[4]= {1.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    2.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    1.75000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    1.73214285714285714285714285714285714285714285714285714285714, 
 
>    1.73205081001472754050073637702503681885125184094256259204713, 
 
>    1.73205080756887729525435394607217191423510670911984376613038, 
 
>    1.73205080756887729352744634150587236780369509078195667060132, 
 
>    1.73205080756887729352744634150587236694280525381038062805581, 
 
>    1.73205080756887729352744634150587236694280525381038062805581, 
 
>    1.73205080756887729352744634150587236694280525381038062805581}
In[5]:= N[Sqrt[3],60]
Out[5]= 1.73205080756887729352744634150587236694280525381038062805581
In[6]:= %4 * %4
Out[6]= {1.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    4.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    3.06250000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    3.00031887755102040816326530612244897959183673469387755102041, 
 
>    3.00000000847267379690743339529456165503718758201548235406396, 
 
>    3.00000000000000000598218342217178908328022472309684364547835, 
 
>    3.00000000000000000000000000000000000298220987470891480206901, 
 
>    3.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    3.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000, 
 
>    3.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000}
In[7]:= N[N[Table[x[n,3]-Sqrt[3],{n,10}],400]]
                                                                 -9
Out[7]= {-0.732051, 0.267949, 0.0179492, 0.0000920496, 2.44585 10  , 
 
               -18           -37            -73            -146
>    1.72691 10   , 8.6089 10   , 2.13946 10   , 1.32135 10    , 
 
               -293
>    5.04018 10    }
In[8]:= 
これから、
誤差の常用対数に 
 の場合にどうなるかは各自に任せる。