The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.23
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c13.23
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c13.23
The area of the trapezium *ABCD* \begin{align*} &= the area of the rectangle GBHD, \\ &= DH × BH, \\ &= 1/2\ (AB + DC) × BH, \\ &= 1/2\ (face + base) × altitude. \end{align*}