The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.77
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c12.77
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c12.77
Let *P* be a rectangular figure. Draw the rectangle *ABCD* so that its area will be double that of *P*. Let *G*, *H*, *E*, *F* be the middle points of the sides *AB*, *BC*, *CD*, *DA* respectively. Join *GH*, *HE*, *EF*, *FG*. Then the rhombus *GHEF* is equal to the rectangular figure *P*.