The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c18.77
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c18.77
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c18.77
Let *ABCD* be the given square. Suppose its side is to be increased by the amount *BE*, say. Add to the sides *BC* and *DC* two rectangles *CE* and *CG* each of which is equal to AB.BE. Also add at the corner *C*, the square *CF* equal to the square on the increment *BE* of the side *AB*. Then *AEFG* is the square on the enlarged side *AE*.