History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s17.t5.19
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s17.t5.19
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v2.c17.s17.t5.19
"An arbitrary number is the first. Its square less by its (square's) one-fourth, is divided by an optional number and then diminished by the latter and also by the first. Half the remainder is the second number. The sum of their squares together with their product is a square."¹