Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s14.5

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c5.s14.5

$The formula √A=√(a²+r)=a+r/2awhere a=$ greatest root, r=original minus the square of the greatest root=A-a², was given by a Jaina canon writer (1st century A.D.)² The *Bakhshālī Manuscript*³ (4th century A.D.) gave a more accurate formula for finding an approximate value of the square root of a non-square number as follows :

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