The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.7
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.7
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The area of the above trapezium is stated to be 324 square prakramas. It must have been calculated with the help of the rule given in the *Sulba* for that purpose. So that $36/(√3) × ½(24/(√3) + 30/(√3)) = 36/3 × 54/2 = 324.$ $12√3 × ½(8√3 + 10√3) = 12 × 3 × 9 = 324$