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# The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s2.16

The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c20.s2.16

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### [c20.s2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c20.s2.16)

Whence, neglecting x² as too small, we get $x = (1/3.4)² 3.4/34 = 1/3.4.34 .$

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