[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) › c7.20 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.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 $(a+a/m)÷a/2m=2(m+1).$ - [Previous: c7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.19) - [Next: c7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.21) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.20) · Pramāṇa