The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t18.17
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t18.17
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**1.7.** *Construction of a square.* This *sūtra* describes another method of construction of a square, not given by Baudhāyana. In Fig. 1, XY represents the given cord. T, U, V are marks at the middle of the cord XY, and of XT and TY respectively. EF is the east-west line. E, M, O, N, F are poles corresponding to X, U, T, V and Y. K represents the sign corresponding to T when the cord XY is stretched after the ends X and Y are fixed at M and N. The mark S corresponding to T is obtained when both ties at X and Y of the cord are fixed at M and stretched over K. The south-east corner point D is obtained when ties at X and Y are fixed at E and S respectively and stretched by the middle mark T.