[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932) › c11.54 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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. - [Previous: c11.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.53) - [Next: c11.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.55) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c11.54) · Pramāṇa