History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s8.69

v2.c17.s8.69

"Or multiplying by the coefficient of the square of the unknown and adding the square of half the coefficient of the unknown, (extract) the square-root. Then (proceeding) as before, it is diminished by half the coefficient of the unknown and divided by the coefficient of the square of the unknown. This (quotient) is said to be (the value of) the unknown."¹