History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s13.t1.78

v2.c17.s13.t1.78

(2) “The (dividends) are the sixteen numbers beginning with 35 and increasing successively by three ; divisors are 32 and others successively increasing by 2 ; and 1 increasing by 3 gives the remainders positive and negative. What is the unknown multiplier ?”²