The Science of the Shulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry c7.34

c7.34

Or let the given side a be increased n times it. $(a+na)÷ na=(n+1)/n$ $na÷ 2((n+1)/n)=(n² a)/(2n+2)$ $a+(n² a)/(2n+2)=((n²+2n+2)/(2n+2))a$ $na-(n² a)/(2n+2)=((n²+2n)/(2n+2))a$