[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) › c20.s2.11 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s2.11 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s2.11 - **Language:** English ### [c20.s2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2.11) But a more simple and very plausible hypothesis will be that the expression for √ 2 was obtained in the following way:¹ Take two squares whose sides are of unit length. Divide the second square into three equal strips - [Previous: c20.s2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2.10) - [Next: c20.s2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2.12) - [Up: c20.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2.11) · Pramāṇa