The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.20
The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.20
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c7.20
Let a be the given leg and suppose it to be increased by adding a portion a/m, where m is any rational integer. Dividing the increased length by half the increment, we get $(a+a/m)÷a/2m=2(m+1).$