The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c19.s2.11
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c19.s2.11
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c19.s2.11
These solutions were probably obtained by trial in succession, thus: Solving (A) as simultaneous linear equations in *x* and *y*, we get $x = (m²(21-n²))/(m²-n²),$ $y = (n²(m²-21))/(m²-n²).$