[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) › c18.3 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c18.3 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c18.3 - **Language:** English ### [c18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c18.3) Let x denote the length of the enlarged unit of puruṣa and m denote the total increment in area. Then, in the case of the enlargement of the isosceles trapezium on the first plan, we shall have - [Previous: c18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c18.2) - [Next: c18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c18.4) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c18.3) · Pramāṇa