The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.9
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c16.9
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c16.9
Let *ABCD* be a square and *O* its central point. Join *OA*. With centre *O* and radius *OA* describe a circle intersecting the east-west line *EW* at *E*. Divide *EM* at *P* such that PM=EM/3. Then with centre *O* and radius *OP* describe a circle. This circle will be nearly equal in area to the given square *ABCD*.