Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s10.7
Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s10.7
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c6.s10.7
(b) *Construction of scalene triangle* – In the Vedic period we have clearly pointed out, how a brick having the shape of a scalene triangle can be constructed by fusing two right angular bricks joining any two equal sides. The same principle has been adopted by Brahmagupta, Mahāvīra and Bhāskara II by the application of Pythagoras' theorem in algebraical form.¹