Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s5.136

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c7.s5.136

This is undoubtedly a reverse (top-below) technique of calculating p₁/q₁, p₂/q₂, p₃/q₃ ...etc., followed before. Here the *valli* operation is performed starting from top like that of our modern method of calculation as follows :

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