History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s16.48
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s16.48
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Two obvious solutions of (1) are (1, 4) and (2, 1). Composing them with the roots of $-5x² + 1 = y²,$ says Bhâskara II, an infinite number of roots of (1) can be derived.