设$\sqrt{2}=1.5 - y,$则$(1.5 - y)^2 = 2。$
展开得:$1.5^2 - 2×1.5× y + y^2 = 2,$
即$2.25 - 3y + y^2 = 2。$<br>
忽略$y^2$($y$较小,$y^2$更小),
得$2.25 - 3y \approx 2。$
解得:$3y \approx 2.25 - 2 = 0.25,$
$y \approx 0.25÷3 \approx 0.0833。$
则$\sqrt{2}=1.5 - y \approx 1.5 - 0.0833 = 1.4167,$精确到$0.001$为$1.417。$