long guess = (long) Math.sqrt((double) x);
    // Note: guess is always <= FLOOR_SQRT_MAX_LONG.
    long guessSquared = guess * guess;
    // Note (2013-2-26): benchmarks indicate that, inscrutably enough, using if statements is
    // faster here than using lessThanBranchFree.
    switch (mode) {
      case UNNECESSARY:
        checkRoundingUnnecessary(guessSquared == x);
        return guess;
      case FLOOR:
      case DOWN: