The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.18
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.18
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c13.18
How to find the area of a trapezium has been demonstrated by Āpastamba in the course of determination of the area of the *Mahāvedi* which is of the shape of an isosceles trapezium whose altitude, face and base are respectively 36, 24 and 30 padas (or prakramas). He says: