History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s16.41

v2.c17.s16.41

"The interpolator divided by an optional number is set down at two places; the quotient is diminished (at one place) and increased (at the other) by that optional number and then halved. The former is again divided by the square-root of the multiplier. (The quotients) are respectively the lesser and greater roots."²