The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.74
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c10.74
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c10.74
To construct a trapezium whose altitude, face and base are given, Baudhāyana ² follows a method similar to the one adopted by him for the construction of a rectangle of given sides. Only cords of given different measures are employed for fixing the extremities of the face and base.