Comparison of Harmonic and Babylonian methods for approximating 2 indicates a synergistic approach.
We consider a method akin to the Babylonian method for approximating 2, but using the Harmonic mean instead of the Arithmetic mean. This yields a sequence which increases to 2. Then we compare this method to the Babylonians' method and see how they might be used in conjunction.
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Peter R. Mercer (2026) studied this question.
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