History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s7.1

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v2.c17.s7.1

**A Type of Linear Equations.** The earliest Hindu treatment of systems of linear equations involving several unknowns is found in the Bakhshâlî treatise. One problem in it runs as follows:

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