Indian Mathematics c12.s2.83

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c12.s2.83

39. A snake’s hole is at the foot of a pillar 9 *hastas* high and a peacock is perched on the summit. Seeing a snake, at a distance of thrice the pillar, gliding towards his hole, he pounces obliquely on him. Say quickly at how many *hastas* from the snake’s hole do they meet, both proceeding an equal distance ?

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