[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) › c19.s1.2 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c19.s1.2 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c19.s1.2 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s1.2) Putting m² for n, in order to make the sides of the right-angled triangle free from the radical, and dividing out by a² we get $m² + ( (m² - 1)/2 )² = ( (m² + 1)/2 )² I$ as the solution of the indeterminate equation of the second degree $x² + y² = z². A$ - [Previous: c19.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s1.1) - [Next: c19.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s1.3) - [Up: c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s1.2) · Pramāṇa