History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.23

v1.c8.s14.23

(1) What is that quantity which when divided by 7, (then) multiplied by 3, (then) squared, (then) increased by 5, (then) divided by ⅗, (then) halved, and then reduced to its square-root happens to be the number 5?⁴