[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) › c13.16 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.16 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.16 - **Language:** English ### [c13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.16) Area of a triangle = ½ (base) × (altitude), Area of a parallelogram = (base) × (altitude). - [Previous: c13.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.15) - [Next: c13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.17) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.16) · Pramāṇa