Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c8.76

c8.76

1. ‘The square-root of half the result obtained by adding to or subtracted from the maximum value of the *Jyā*, the product of the radius and the *Jyā* of an arc gives the *Jyā* of an arc equal to twelve times the first arc (i.e., 3⁰45' × 12 = 45⁰) increased or decreased by half of the arc (under consideration )'.¹