The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.54
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c11.54
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c11.54
Let ABCD be the larger square and P a side of the smaller. Cut off AF and DE making each equal to P, and complete the rectangle AFED. Join AE. Then AE² = AD² + DE² = AD² + P².