The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.26
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c4.26
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Unit of area defined ... 95 Area of a square ... ... 95 Area of a rectangle ... ... 96 Triangles and parallelograms... ... 96 Trapeziums ... ... 96 Figures with a given area ... ... 98 Construction of a square having a given area ... 98 Construction of an isosceles trapezium having a given area ... ... 99 Volume of a prism or a cylinder ... 101 Approximate formula for the frustum of a pyramid ... 101