#include <iostream.h>
#include <math.h>

int main()
{
  int count=0;
  double numIn ;

  cout << "What number would you like me to sqrt a lot? ==> " ;
  cin >> numIn ;

  numIn = fabs(numIn);       // make it non-negative

  if (numIn <= 1) cout << "Sorry. I want big numbers." << endl ;
  else 
  {
         // Take square root repeatedly until close to 1
     while (fabs(numIn-1) > 0.0001 )
     {
       numIn = sqrt(numIn) ;
       cout << numIn << endl ;
       count++ ;
     }
     cout << "I had to take the square root "<< count << " times." << endl ;
  }
  return 0 ;
}