The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s1.4
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s1.4
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c20.s1.4
Kātyāyana defines the rule in nearly identical words.⁵ Thus if d be the *dvi-karaṇī* of a, that is, if d be the side of a square whose area is double that of the square on a, then, according to the rule, $d = a + a/3 + a/3.4 - a/3.4.34.$