[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) › c13.23 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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\*} - [Previous: c13.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.22) - [Next: c13.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.24) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c13.23) · Pramāṇa