History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s20.6

v2.c17.s20.6

¹ *GSS*, vii. 78. There are also other problems where instead of s, the given quantity is s + a, s + b, s + n or s + a + b + n. (*GSS*, ii. 83 ; *cf.* also vi. 80). For such problems also the method of solution is the same as before, *i.e.*, to assume suitable arbitrary values for two of the unknowns so that the indeterminate cubic equation is thereby reduced to a determinate linear equation in one unknown. (*GSS*, ii. 82 ; vi. 317).