History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s25.92
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s25.92
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v2.c17.s25.92
It will be noticed that in devising the various artifices noted above for the solution of the problem, Bhâskara II has been in each case guided by the result that if u = w ± α, then, v = w ± α + √(k'/k). He has simply taken different values of α in the different cases.