History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s6.35

v2.c17.s6.35

It is noteworthy that the second method of solution of the problem under consideration is described by Bhâskara II in the section of his algebra dealing with "linear equations with several unknowns," while the first method in that dealing with "linear equations in one unknown." In this latter connection he has observed that the solution of a problem containing two unknowns can sometimes be made by ingenious artifices to depend upon the solution of a simple linear equation.