[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.s2.11 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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 $x = (m²(21-n²))/(m²-n²),$ $y = (n²(m²-21))/(m²-n²).$ - [Previous: c19.s2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s2.10) - [Next: c19.s2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s2.12) - [Up: c19.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c19.s2.11) · Pramāṇa