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The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.322

The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c7.322

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c7.322

To transform a circle into a square, the diameter is divided into fifteen parts and two of them are removed, leaving thirteen parts. This gives the approximate (side of the) square (desired).