History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s5.10
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s5.10
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v1.c8.s5.10
**The Method of Long Division.** The modern method of division is explained in the works on *pâṭîgaṇita*, the earliest of which, Śrîdhara's *Triśatikâ*, gives the method as follows:³