[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) › c7.21 # The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.21 The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.21 - **Language:** English ### [c7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.21) So that the added portion a/m shall have to be divided into 2(m+1) parts. Then the \*nirañchana\* mark is to be made at a distance $a/m-a/m÷2(m+1)=a/m-a/(2m(m+1))=((2m+1)a)/(2m(m+1)).$ - [Previous: c7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.20) - [Next: c7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.22) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.datta-1932.c7.21) · Pramāṇa