Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s13.6

c5.s13.6

*Rule II.* “When the dividend is a perfect square, its square root itself is a divisor, if it is not a perfect square its nearest square root is multiplied by 2, increased by 1 and diminished by the residue of the square root, then it is a perfect square. The square root of this perfect square and also the square root of the dividend as increased by this perfect square, added and subtracted, (will give the two factors of the dividend)”.¹