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History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s22.6

History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s22.6

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v2.c17.s22.6

From this it is clear that the author gives the solution of the equations $x + a = u², x - b = v²;$ as $x = ½ ( (a + b)/m - m ) ² + b,$ where m is any integer.¹