History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s25.52

v2.c17.s25.52

*Example.* "What are those four numbers which together with 2 become capable of yielding squareroots ; also the products of two and two contiguous of which added by 18 yield square-roots ; and which are such that the square-root of the sum of all the roots added by 11 becomes 13. Tell them to me, O algebraist friend."[1]