The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.73
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.73
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c12.73
Let *ABC* be an isosceles triangle. Draw the median *AD*. Take the half *ADC* and place it after inversion in the position *BGA*. Then the rectangle *AGBD* is equal to the isosceles triangle *ABC*. Now transform the rectangle *AGBD* into a square by the method given before.