The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.8
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.8
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Again the dimensions of another isosceles trapezium (*Aśvamedhikī-vedi*) are stated thus: face = 24√2, base = 33√2, altitude = 36√2 prakramas and area = 1944 square prakramas. That is $36√2×½(24√2+30√2)=1944.$