[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) › c16.10 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.10 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.10 - **Language:** English ### [c16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.10) Let 2\*a\* denote a side of the given square and \*r\* the radius of the circle equivalent to it; that is, \*AB\* = 2\*a\*, \*OP\* = \*r\*. Then $OA = a√2,$ and ME = (√2-1)a. - [Previous: c16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.9) - [Next: c16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.11) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c16.10) · Pramāṇa