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# Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c8.51

Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c8.51

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### [c8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1979.c8.51)

II. 'Twice any desired arc is substracted from 90°; the \*Jyā\* of the remainder is subtracted from the radius. The square-root of the result multiplied by sixty (i.e. half, of the radius) is the \*Jyā\* of that arc. By deducting that square (i.e. Jya²A) from the square of the radius, the square of \*Kojyā\* is obtained.¹

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