[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) › c12.55 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.55 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.55 - **Language:** English ### [c12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.55) "If you wish to make a square or a rectangle shorter on one side, (cut off a rectangular portion) by making the shorter length a side. Divide the remainder by the diagonal and place (the two portions) on either sides (of the portion cut off) after inverting."¹ - [Previous: c12.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.54) - [Next: c12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.56) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c12.55) · Pramāṇa