Add sqrt(ZZ, ZZ) method (and sqrt for ZZ/p and GF p) #3992
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We use the Tonelli-Shanks algorithm to find solutions to$x^2\equiv n\pmod p$ for prime $p$ .
This at least partially addresses #3941. It's all implemented at top-level and doesn't use flint. It also doesn't work modulo a composite number yet.