Indian Mathematics c8.3
Indian Mathematics c8.3
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c8.3
MAHAVĪRA’S work is fuller but more elementary on the whole. The ordinary operations are treated with more completeness and geometrical progressions are introduced ; many problems on indeterminates are given but no mention is made of the ‘ cyclic method ’ and it contains no formal algebra. It is the only Indian work that deals with ellipses (inaccurately).