The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c19.s2.13

The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c19.s2.13

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c19.s2.13

Then substituting in the expression for x one after another the values n = 4, 3, 2, 1, we can determine by trial the value of m which will make the value of x in each case integral. Thus we shall easily arrive at the solutions given by Baudhāyana.

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