Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c6.s9.84

c6.s9.84

*Problem 3* : "There is a reservoir of water of dimensions 6 × 12. At the east-north corner there is a fish and at the west-north corner there is a crane. For fear of him, the fish, crossing the reservoir, hurriedly went towards the south in an oblique direction but was killed by the crane who came along the sides of the reservoir. Give out the distances travelled by them assuming that their speeds are the same." (*Āryabhaṭīya bhaṣya*, ii. 17; reappears in the Raghunatha Raja's commentary. See also *Gaṇitakumudī*, Kṣetravyāhara, p. 38–39, Ex. 29–31).