History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s17.t1.15
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s17.t1.15
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Thus having known *one* solution of ax² + bx + c = y², an infinite number of other solutions can be easily obtained by the method of Bhâskara II. The method is, indeed, a very simple and elegant one. It has been adopted by later Hindu algebraists. As the relevant portion of the algebra of Nârâyaṇa (1350) is now lost, we cannot reproduce his description of the method. Jñânarâja (1503) says :